Q&A

Abduction Questions

• Me and my kids dad split in Jan he was having the kids Saturday and bringing them home Sunday evening well one weekend he didnt and has refused to bring them back to me and now has cut contact completely iv not seen or heard from kids in month is there anyway I can get my kids back without dragging them through court i went to meditation he never turned up

Appeals and Judicial Reviews Questions

• HI, My dad visitor visa refused in 2009 due to not enough funds and frequently visit very year in UK. He never appeal against that refusal. can he apply a new visitor visa again? if yes, can he share the bank balance with my mum, as my dad doesn't have any bank account now. he has lost his refusal letter so what shall we mention in the new application form? thanks in advance.
• Hello,a friend of mine recently got a 10years ban to the UK without the right to appeal or administrative review.Please what can we do about it?Can we still go ahead with the appeal?
• Good day. i want to study in the uk and i want my spouse to get dependant visa. However, my husband recently have work-related problem at work where he alongside 4 staff were convicted in the court of law; citing negligence for causing the death of a worker. The verdict include 3 months suspended jail term with 3 years probation and a fine. what are the chances of my spouse getting Tier 4 dependant visa?
• Someone told me that a person that is so angry with me reported me to the immigration. I got no right to stay here anymore. If I will be caught and detained can you give me some qoutes of how much it will cost me to ask one of your best solicitor to represent me to bail out and discuss an appeal? I just dont know what to do. Thank you
• Hi, My asylum Claim based on LGBT has been granted on 5th may 2020. Now can my partner apply for my dependant as she wasnt included in my main asylum application, but I have mentioned her as my partner and in my first court hearing she was there as my witness, and we have provided all the prove of our relation, such as address, pictures. So now can she apply as my dependant? Or she needs to claim asylum as well. She didn’t apply with me because her another case is on going. There is another question, Can she apply as my dependant while her ETS (Toeic) case is pending? Please I need help on this ASAP.
• I came to UK in 2009 as Student Migrant till December 2009. After that I got psw visa from July 2012 to August 2014.From August 2014 to August 2017 got Tier 2 visa.I applied for Tier 2 extension with my wife in August 2017. Done Biometric in August 2017.My sponsorship licence got revoked on the 1st Of March 2018.Emailed HO for curtailment but only got a general reply.I was afraid and sent an application on the 22nd of March to safe section 3C. After that I didn’t get any acknowledgement letter and no any Biometric enrolment and got refused as certified under 94.Now my JR was also dismissed, and I am interested to go to court of appeal.
• HI, I WAS CAME IN UK AUG 2009 AS A TIER 4 STUDENT, I APPLIED FOR FLR FP IN NOV- 2015 AFTER THAT I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY RESULT FROM HOME OFFICE . IN SEP 2018 I CHANGED MY ADDRESS AND WROTE THE LETTER TO HOME OFFICE TO INFORM THEM NEW ONE AND ASK ABOUT MY APPLICATION. AFTER A FEW MONTHS, IN 5TH JAN 2019 I GOT LETTER FROM HOME OFFICE AND I WAS SHOCK BECAUSE I WAS REFUSED IN JULY 2017 AND I HAD APPEAL RIGHT, I WAS DONE MY APPEAL IN FIRST TIER TRIBUNAL AND IS ACCEPTED NOW MY QUESTION IS FROM NOV 2017 TO NOW 3C IS LIVE AND MY 10 YEAR IS FINISHED IN AUG 2019 CAN I APPLY FOR ILR , COULD YOU PLEASES ADVISE ME ON THIS MATTER ? THANKS
• gone to court under human rights article. judge ordered home office to reconsider their decision of refusal and come back with an answer in 28 days. Home office has not carried out this request. wHAT HAPPEN NEXT.
• at a court hearing judge instructed home office to go back and reconsider their decision for not accepting the case to be heard under human rights article, and going on making a refusal under asylum, giving 28 days to home office. Time has elapsed and no answer to the judge from the home office. what happens next
• HelloOn 3 of October i have my first hearing,it’s being more than a year that i was wating and finally i got it.I got my first visa in 2011 and it expired in January 2016,i am no longer with my partner and we weren’t married,but i have provided to H&M the bills and tenancy agreements that we had for the past 5 years and they keep saying that they are not convinced that we have enough proof that we lived together.We broke up in September 2015,but we were in contact for another year after what happened.I would like to know what are my chances to win this hearing?It’s being almost 10 years that i am living in UK and i have worked full time and payed tax and i’m a good caracter.I don’t understand why H&M don’t accept the profs i’ve peovided.Do you think i’ll win the hearing for PR?Thanks

Asylum & Human Rights Applications Questions

• Good evening, I'm a Syrian British citizen living in the UK.I had to come to the UK back in 2012 because my life was in danger. I succeeded and now 8 years past, i became a British Citizen. My family (brothers and sisters) were not successful to leave Syria back in the days. Eventually we were hoping that the situation might calm down and things could go back to normal. however after numerous calls to Syria to follow-up on my families well-being, I see that the situation kept rolling downhill, going from bad to worse. Recently an area less than a 100 meters from where my home is, got bombed by air strike plus they can hear none stop gunfire at night. Am i able to help free my family from all this never ending war? And get them to safely into the UK? Thank you.
• Name Abdul Qadir from Yemen, Aden region, age 48 years, marital status, single, I work in Bahrain, a mechanic. I have 12 years old. I did not go to Yemen because of the difficult conditions that Yemen is experiencing, including hunger, oppression, poverty and instability. I want asylum to Britain. I hope for cooperation with me. Decent family
• Can i apply asylum on visit visa in uk airport ?I am pakistani
• I am from india. I have come to uk twice for visit. I have fell in love with uk citizen and we have been in long distance relatioship from past 3 years. Because of religion and culture difference, my family dont want to accept our relationship and they are forcing me to get married as soon as possible. they have threatened me that they would lock me in if i dont listen to them. I'm not ready to be in arranged marriage, its making me afraid. I would like seek asylum in uk, as it is not safe for me to live in this country. Need help regarding this. what should i do and how should i proceed with this.
• HiI’m a Syrian refugee in the UK since 2015, I’m applying now for Indefinite Leave to Remain, but I have received simple warning from a police officer in the street for smoking cannibis in December 2019.I mentioned the warning in the application, will this warning affect my application for a refusal??Thank you
• When my dad applied for asylum and became a refugee I was under 18 so I am a dependant of him. There are no safety problems for me in my home country and due to health problems I need to go back as my doctor is in my home country and have a surgery in there. Would it be a problem for me if I go to my country, have my surgery and come back to the UK?
• Hi Team. I am asylum seeker staying with my daughter. Can I get married to a student.she is having a student visa. While my asylum status will change after getting married.
• Hi, My asylum Claim based on LGBT has been granted on 5th may 2020. Now can my partner apply for my dependant as she wasnt included in my main asylum application, but I have mentioned her as my partner and in my first court hearing she was there as my witness, and we have provided all the prove of our relation, such as address, pictures. So now can she apply as my dependant? Or she needs to claim asylum as well. She didn’t apply with me because her another case is on going. There is another question, Can she apply as my dependant while her ETS (Toeic) case is pending? Please I need help on this ASAP.
• What is the difference between human right applicants and Asylum seeker who has been granted temporary admission? Which of these admissions is applicable under the 1971 Act where leave to enter or remain is subsequently granted. has been created.
• I am an asylum seeker I was married to my wife in 2014 which lasted till 2 years I have been separated since then I have submitted human rights application with my Belgium nationality girlfriend due to uncircumstances situation we got separated my present situation is I am in relationships with an British national and who is willing to support with my immigration matters and what is the process

BREXIT, EU nationals settled status, skilled worker visas and settlement Questions

• Dear, I have been living in the UK since 1 October 2016. I got pre-settlement status in 2019. On 4 April 2020, I moved back to Belgium to give birth. I understand we have to move back to the UK by 3 April 2021 if we want to keep the possibility to apply for settlement status on 1 October 2021. But what is not clear to me is how long we have to stay in the UK from 3 April onwards if we do not want loose the possibility to apply for settlement status. It is not clear to me how to understand the single 12-month absence period exactly. Imagine we would stay in the UK till the end of June and then move back to Belgium. Would we then be able to apply for settlement status? Or do we have to stay till 1 October 2021?
• Dear Sir If someone from EU has the settled status how much time has to be stay in UK prior application in order to be qualified for citizenship?Thanks in advance, have a nice new year...
• I am a Polish citizen and have lived and worked in the UK since 2005. I never acquired a PR card and now that I want to apply for a citizenship, I need to obtain it first. I know that PR won't be valid after 31 Dec 2020 and the equivalent is the EU settlement scheme. However, with EU settlement status I was told that I would have to wait another year to apply for the citizenship whereas with PR it can be backdated so I can apply for citizenship straight away. Is there a point for me to apply for PR first even if it will become invalid in a month's time? Or should I just apply for settled status (or both so I have the settlement status from January 2020 and when PR card arrives (even if invalid) I will just apply for citizenship straight away)? I would appreciate some advice. Thanks
• Hi I have attained pre-settled status as an extended family member, having lived in uk for 2 years as dependent of my sister who is eu citizen living in uk. I also have a biometric residence card. However will I be able to apply for settled status after having attained 5 years continuous residence EVEN IF I have in meantime moved away from my sister and am no longer dependent on her at time of application for settled status
• I obtained my residency a year and half now as a family member of EEA national, exercising treaty rights in the uk. I lived with my familyMember in Italy for almost 5years before coming to uk. So I have basically lived in uk illegally for 8years before obtaining my status here. I have enrolled in a college to start an academic year of 2020/2021 which the college I has accepted my application. I have worked for a year now since I obtained eaa family member Resident card. My question is can I apply or do I qualify for an advance learn loan to help me with my tuition fee and living cost
• Hello. I am from Romania. I came in UK in 2012. In 2018 I have got the permanent residence for me , my husband and my sons . I want to apply for citizenship for me and the boys . My husband had settled status and I would like to know if I can apply for citizenship for me at the same time as the boys(11 years old and 17 years old) or do I have to apply for settled status first and wait another year to apply for citizenship. I can not find the first passport for my youngest son , the passport which he came with in UK. Is there going to be any problem if I will not send it? Thank you.
• Hi, I'm a Spanish citizen living in UK for 20 years. The only thing left to do before submitting my application for UK citizenship is to get 2 referees. My partner's brother has offered to be one of them. My partner lives with me and we have a child together but we are not married. Is his brother a valid referee or will he be considered a relative and, therefore, not valid?
• Hi, I am an european national wishing to join my eu partner in uk in 2021,after brexit. We have been in an unmarried relationship for 7 years but we intend to get married soon .We also have a 4 year old son together that i would like to bring with us to live in Uk as well. My partner has been granted presettled status since he has been working in uk for 4 years now. What would we need to do to join him there after brexit?
• Hi am a french citizen Been leaving in the u.k since 1996 but my passport have expired since 1999. Can you please advise me which route to take to apply for resident. Thanks
• HelloI am a EU citizen married to a British citizen for over 13 years now. I have been living in UK with my husband and family since 2016 (we lived overseas prior to 2016). As a EU citizen I have never applied for a permanent residence Card in UK as I was able to live and work here being a EU citizen. I understand I can now apply for a British citizenship after 3 years of living in UK as I am a spouse of a British citizen. My questions: 1) Do I need to have the permanent residence card as EU citizen in order to apply for British citizenship? 2) Do I have to have the card for 3 years before I can apply for British citizenship?

British Citizenship and Nationality Questions

• Good afternoon I have been living in UK since 2009 as a EU citizen. I have "Settled Status" since 2019 and would like to apply for Dual Citizenship as soon as possible but I have been abroad from 04 April 2020 until 17 July 2020 (more then 90 days) due to the uncertainty and the cancelation of many flights. Would you advise me to apply for Dual Citizenship before 17 July 2021 or after 17th of July 2021 because I have been out of UK more than 90 days (105 days to be more exact) ? Is there any consideration for the effects of pandemic when responding to applications or 90 days is set in stone?Kind RegardsEmma
• I am applying for the citizenship but I have difficulty finding the dates I was out of the UK for the last five years. I have applied to the immigration office but I was enquiring If there is a faster way of finding the details as I have limited time to submit my application.
• Hi, I have a quick question regarding when the correct time is to apply for British citizenship. My wife’s ILR spouse/partner visa is valid until 14 August 2021. We have been on the 5-year route and she is now eligible to apply for citizenship. However, we are unsure of when we need to put in an application. On the government website it clearly states that if you apply too early then your application can be discounted but it does not provide a timeframe of when you should apply in relation to your visa expiring. Should she apply now or in July or once her ILR visa is finished? Thanks
• How get to citizenship united kingdom..??
• Hey I am Sharmarke I'm in EU citizen and have been contemplating giving British citizenship however I just received my settled status. Would I still need to wait 12 months before applying for citizenship even though I can provide documentation showing that I've been in the UK since 2014.
• Hi, I am British passport holder and currently living and working in the UK. I am pregnant and unmarried; my partner and family are in South Africa. I want to know if I can give birth in SA and still apply for my baby to get a British passport? My father was born in Scotland and worked in the Royal Navy and Marines for 20yrs and his farther in World War 2. Many thanks, Tara
• Dear Sir, I am writing on behalf of my cousin who had is diasable.He is EU citizen been in this country for the past 6 year 4 month has settled status can he apply for british citizenship please advice . Thanks Aruna
• Please i want to confirm if my Brother is a British citizen, can he apply for me for Britsh citizen being Nigeria since my brother holds dua citizen ship (Nigerian and British)
• Dear Sir If someone from EU has the settled status how much time has to be stay in UK prior application in order to be qualified for citizenship?Thanks in advance, have a nice new year...
• Hello, I was granted dlr in july 2011 got my ilr in 2017, can I apply for my naturalization I got my life in uk and English test done

Business Immigration Questions

• Can I start a business in UK after Brexit e.g. as self-employed or limited company if I'm an EU national with ILR(settled status)?
• Hi Team,I am main applican holding tier 2 general visa, would i be able to switch to start up visa?can i apply it within UK?Regards,Chandran
• Hi, I am a doctor on Tier 2 Visa. I got married recently ( was done online because of travel restrictions) and now want to bring my wife to the UK. We have a 12-year relationship history but never lived together. She does not hold an English language test as mentioned on the government website but has passed OET ( Occupational English Test) for doctors. Is it possible to bring her to the UK under a spouse visa?
• I'm currently on Tier 2 working visa (current annual salary: £21,111 - 37.5 hours per week) expiring on Jan 2022. I would like to extend my work visa. However, the going-rate salary for my current (SOC 2473) job title is way too high so I'm thinking of 2 options:-Apply to switch to a different code (2472) with a lower going-rate salary, the job description is slightly different between two job titles and the going rate is lowered from £31,900 down to £25,700 (39 hours per week) -Apply to extend visa for the same job code (2473) with a shorter working hour per week at 35 hours. Previously I submitted my last visa applications stating my weekly hours is 37.5 hours. I would like to receive some advices about which option is more viable to me and whether there is any other options.
• Hi Im currently on my Tier2 General visa and would be eligible to apply for ILR in January 2022 together with my daughter (dependant visa) 15y.o.I have recently got pregnant with my Partner who is British citizen, Im due at november 2021 therefore I would have to take maternity leave around my application time I wonder if that salary change (maternity pay which is lower that my salary ) that I will add to my case when apply for ILR would impact on the decigion?Thank you
• I would like to setup a zoom call, we're applying for startup visa and need help.
• Will there be any changes in the sole representative visa after 1st Jan 2021? I have 49% shares and want to apply for the visa
• I am currently on a Tier 4 Visa from the USA, expiring March 2021. I have finished my studies and have a part time job, but I have not had success finding a job for Tier 2 sponsorship. I believe this is partially due to delays and freezes in hiring due to the coronavirus pandemic. If I am not able to find a job to sponsor me before my visa expires, are there any other routes to remain in the UK while I look for a job?
• Hi I have been sponsored tier 2 visa in the UK to work as a nurse and I have a boyfriend (we are in long distance relationship since 7 years) we want to get settled in the UK and I want to get him to the UK as my dependent. Is it possible to bring him here as my dependent even if we are not married or we haven’t lived together for 2 years in the same house? Thanks.
• I am a Masters student who completed an Undergraduate degree in the UK. I have been in the UK for the past 9-10 years on student visas. My visa extension for the new masters was applied before my old undergraduate visa expired and I applied from within the UK (tier 4 general). The extension is still being processed due to delays. I got offered a tier 2 sponsored job and would like to start as soon as possible. Can I withdraw from my Master’s and proceed to change to a tier 2 visa (i.e. wait until extension is sorted then apply to switch, or apply to switch before the decision making process)? If not, what other options exist (i.e. taking up this tier 2 job and switching masters into part time?

Business Visas Questions

• Dear OTS team,I enter to UK in june 2019 with Tier1- 200,000£ Entrepreneur. Up to now, I have my LTD company and invest part of 200.000. But, because of global pandemic every things go slow and hard for me. I want to know that is there any extra regulation for current situation? Also, when is the deadline for employ people for me? I did most of my immigration process with myself and now I feel I need professional consultant.
• HI,I am looking for UK Business visa for my wife, for the UK citizenship purpose. Please consult me in this case.
• I want complete guidance for doing start up visa
• Hello, If I have a daily rate contract outside IR35, can I get sponsorship from any of the umbrella-like companies? Thanks
• Hello, I am looking for a company who can sponsor me . I have tier4 visa studying masters in HRM going to complete in may 2020.could you please help me in finding tier 2 sponsor company
• I have a one year tier 5 visa, what do i do to upgrade to tier 2 visa
• Hi, I am holding the tier 4 visa and will be expired in mid of Jan. My boss wants to sponsor me but they just apply for a sponsor license this week. So I would like to know do I have enough time for applying the tier 2 visa? Thanks
• Hello All, I am presently in the UK on a PBS Dependant Visa for 3 years to expire in 2022. I have been having some marital issues with my spouse (who is the main Tier 2 visa holder). What are my options if the marriage breaks down? Do I have to leave the UK immediately? Also, some employers have expressed concern about my employment status due to the dependency nature of the visa. Is this legal?
• Hello , I am in UK from March 2018 and I have 1 year ICT Tier 2 visa. My wife is on dependent visa and she is working on a fixed term contracting job in London. Could you please advise if either my wife or myself can get tier2 sponsorship ?
• I am a US citizen who was offered a job in the UK. What procedures should me and my employer follow, and can they be done here in the UK or do I need to go back to the states for the procedure?

Children and Childcare Arrangements Questions

• Me and my wife have adopted through the High courts of our country a girl from birth when she was abandoned. She is now 13 years old been looked after by family friends. She was taken care up to age 9 by my elder brother but has died and now girl is only staying with friends who are struggling to cope. We have once applied for for her a resettlement visa after the adoption but was refused based on the 1993 Hague Convention which Sierra Leone did not sign to.We desperate to have her join us as she has just entered secondary school. Me and my wife are both British, I am a nurse working for the NHS and have lived in UK for about 32 years. We have been visiting her regularly twice or three times a year. We kindly need your help to give this girl a better futureThank you
• My partner and I are going through the adoption process and recently my ex partner who hasn't contacted my 6 year daughter in over 2 years has served me with a court order for a Child Arrangements Order. He was abusive, controlling smoked marijuana among other many things. Will this court case stop the adoption process?
• can my ex partner stop me seeing my 2 sons . i had an email from her last week saying that she wont aloud me to see either of my sons one aged 14 and the other one 8 years old
• I have a baby with my partner, we want to broke up , baby wear my name and the father is on the birth certificate, he is British and I'm Romanian, I want to live in Romania with my baby but my partner black mail me saying he will take me tot he court , what do I suppose to do?
• Do I have any rights as a grand parent. My son’s ex is stopping me from seeing my much loved granddaughter, I have gone from having her every Friday on my day off and every other weekend to “ no you’re not seeing her” purely because my son has a new girlfriend. They have been split up 7 months and everything was ok until now. Please help I just don’t know where to turn all she will tell me is “you have no rights ”
• Hello my son and his partner split up last year and have a toddler together my son now has a new girlfriend and his ex is now stopping us all from seeing the child which we had been seeing on a regular basis and staying with is over night and for several days a week what can we do to regain regular contact with his child and my granddaughter his ex keeps telling us we have no right please help x
• Myself and my ex partner have recently split up and are currently living together with our 7 year old boy. The issue we have currently is she doesn't work and wants to take "custody" of our son but doesn't want to move out of the area as we are trying to not disturb our sons life in any way. The government will have to help her with either income support or council housing but there is no guarantee that this will keep our son in the area we live in. I have worked out that as I am in full time work and I can afford to take our son on as a full time dad and that this could be an option. This would mean that my ex would have to move back in with her parents who are 90 miles away, but her family are trying to stop me from living with my son. What are my rights as a father?
• Hi, I moved out from the family house as I can't take any more. I and my husband we argued for everything. We lived in same house and sleeping in spared bedrooms. We have two kids boy 7 and girl 12.He doesn't want me to have the kids, he brain washed them so my girl hates me saying that I left her, always he asking me for money but doesn't let me to have the kids living with me. What shall I do, I am losing my kids. He used them to hurt me. Please help
• Hi, my baby’s dad isn’t on the birth certificate and he’s only just started seeing her (she’s 9 weeks old). What rights does he have? He didn’t at first wanted to see her and refused to go on the birth certificate. He’s having 1 hour a week visitation that is supervised as I don’t trust him as he has threatened to take her when she was born. I want to get a residency order in place. How would I go about doing this and would I be able to get one? I would also like to add he has refused to pay for her as well.
• Hi,I was wondering if I could claim for full custody of my unborn child as the father has recently got off probation and has a fire arm in his property. In addition for this, his mother is highly toxic and threatened to slice my throat when I was 18 weeks pregnant and called social services on me trying to get guardianship of my daughter.

Cohabitation and Unmarried Family Questions

• My husband is refusing to pay me my maintenance. He agreed to pay me £500 a month for 5 years but he has stopped as he says he doesn’t have to pay it anymore as I have a boyfriend. I have looked at the court order and I can't see anything that says he can stop paying me maintenance if I have a new partner. Anyway, he is not living with me full time. Can I force him to pay?
• My girlfriend and I are buying a house together. My parents are giving me the deposit but they have told me that they are only prepared to give me the money if I get my girlfriend to sign a letter to say that if we split up I will get the deposit money. A friend said I don’t need a letter but instead need a cohabitation agreement. Would a cohabitation agreement be better than a letter and would it take long to sort out as we are hoping to complete the house purchase in a few weeks.

Contracts Questions

• Hi there! I am a foreign employee who worked for a company which is called TLC car care, bassicaly i worked there for 7 days and then got laid off by them without signing any contract, my question is the following is there anything that i can do in this situation? i was supposed to get paid by now ,yet i haven't seen willingness to pay from their part. thank you very much for your answer in advance

Corporate Questions

• I have someone withholding work they created for my business, on an agreed unpaid work trial, now demanding payment for the work.
• Hi there! I am a foreign employee who worked for a company which is called TLC car care, bassicaly i worked there for 7 days and then got laid off by them without signing any contract, my question is the following is there anything that i can do in this situation? i was supposed to get paid by now ,yet i haven't seen willingness to pay from their part. thank you very much for your answer in advance

County Court Claims Questions

• I submitted a small claims against a major retailer. They have defended their claim. I need to complete an N180 form by 11th November 2019.

Discrimination at work claims Questions

• Hello OTS Employment law team. I am looking at ending an employees fixed term contract early. I wonder if i can do that and how can i do this without breaching the contract or being liable? The employee has been ill for some time, and I have relied heavily on them to carry out the tasks we needed done in the fixed term. Unfortunately the contract didnt have any terms about inseminating the contract early for sickness. Coudl you please provide some assistance and legal advice on this employment contract matter?

Dismissal and your rights Questions

• Hi,I am on Tier2 ICT visa and lost my job and now I need to fly back to India.However my wife is working on tier 2 ICT dependent and currently she is on maternity leave.If I have to go back to India does she still get her maternity pay.Also do my wife need to inform to their company that she is leaving the country.Please advise
• I have been told that a request to have my employment hearing 9 years ago re examined is too late. I was made redundant in 2009 along with 4 others and promised redundancy payment due to lack of any vacancies however the employer reneged on this arrangement and argued there were jobs . In fact there never was any jobs vacant and all 5 of us were left idle with nothing to do, I carried on helping some colleagues when allowed but after 9 months it became wearing until a colleague retired and I asked to fill the position but denied by the employer who decided to leave the position vacant. I decided to go under constructive dismissal went to Tribunal and the Judge refused redundancy believing their was jobs to fill. This year I was told my witness was deniedaccess to the hearing by the Empr
• I have resigned from a permanent employment contract with effect of 30 November 2018. My former employer is refusing to pay my final salary.
• I received a letter from my employer telling me the outcome of my disciplinary hearing ,Dismissed with immediate effect.No notice period given I was Tupe over on 1/9/16 having previously worked for the other company 12 years,I have been advised by acas that I should be given notice and paid in full at least 2-3 months pay in advance if they do not want myself to stay! Is that correct I am putting in an appeal against the decision aswell
• Hello OTS Employment law team. I am looking at ending an employees fixed term contract early. I wonder if i can do that and how can i do this without breaching the contract or being liable? The employee has been ill for some time, and I have relied heavily on them to carry out the tasks we needed done in the fixed term. Unfortunately the contract didnt have any terms about inseminating the contract early for sickness. Coudl you please provide some assistance and legal advice on this employment contract matter?

Dispute Resolution Questions

• Question I was payed out for a accident and 5 years after my insurance is claiming for missed payments for the rest if the policy even thought they wrote the bike off and payed me for both injury and the bikeI have received a cc form and court fees now has been created. What are my options ?
• My employer agreed to flexible working in March 2019 but stated in my the letter 'new terms agreed represent a temporary variation to your contract of employment and will be reviewed on a regular basis'. The reviewed in June 2020 and 4 weeks ago advised my flexible working was being withdrawn. Can you advise if they are able to do this?
• I have someone withholding work they created for my business, on an agreed unpaid work trial, now demanding payment for the work.
• Dear Mr Slater/ Mr Shahiean, Is it possible to bring a class action law suit or Judicial Review against the Home Office/British government for the mistreatment of the Windrush Generation and their descendants? The government scheme to recompense victims for mistreat is a farce. The bar to prove one's status is still too high and therefore people are finding it difficult to prove their case. The tariffs for compensation are too low, - how does one even prove distress- of losing one's home, job, being deported, mental and physical health.... the list goes on and on. The fact that only £330,000 has been paid out to 60 people out of a reported £220million pot, shows that the red-tape has been created to deny true justice.
• I am looking for someone to review and advise on my draft Defense Documents to a County Court Claim against my small LLP for “refusing to pay the invoices” by the company providing a rented Xerox printer. We feel the claim is not right due to failure of service/contractual performance, lack of transparency and misrepresentations. The Claim was served by Electronic Mail on the 21st January 2020 at 10am. Is this something you have capacity for with the right economics as the claim is under £3k?
• I have been tenant for more 9 months with same agency and before my tenancy ended,I talked with them and we agree to move to the other flat on December but never happened cos the new flat was not ready than they text me again ; hi Arian we will come Monday (06.01.2020) to sign the new contract and Tuesday you will be ready to move to the new flat,but Monday no one come to sign the new contract and next day the text me : oh sorry but you need to provide again all your documents,and than we can prepare the new contract for you “. Can they do this ??
• Dear Sir/Madam,I need representation at Brentford County Court regarding rent arrears and eviction. I was sent an application before Christmas and didn't find time to locate a solicitor. I posted the application back to Brentford County Court yesterday and need a solicitor to represent me as I don't want to be evicted. I look forward to the reply.Thank you for your help.Kind regards Mr C Anozie
• Hi, I have a registered long-term lease of a flat in Bayswater alongside a share of the freehold. I sit on the freehold board along with other lessees. They wish to save money by not performing the lessee's maintenance obligations in pursuance of which they have just given three months notice to the existing respected property managers. Are they required to appoint a new property manager? If they fail to appoint a property manager can you/I make an application For a court order appointing continuation of the existing manager and compliance with obligations? Who handles such an application and to what Tribunal or Court Is the application made and heard? Thank you, Andrew
• I submitted a small claims against a major retailer. They have defended their claim. I need to complete an N180 form by 11th November 2019.
• Hi I'm in a property with a 24 month contract. I've only been here for 5 months and there are numerous maintenance issues. There have been over 60 email exchanges about issues found so far. The agent has agreed to fix them but there is always something wrong. For the past 2 weeks maintenance has been here all day and there is still at least 2 weeks more work to be done. The house was rented as hi spec £4.5k pcm. I want to leave but the agent is insisting that I stay until a new tenant is found.

Disputes Questions

• I have someone withholding work they created for my business, on an agreed unpaid work trial, now demanding payment for the work.

Dissolution of Civil Partnership Questions

• Hi my name is warren & i have been in a civil partnership for 4 years & we have come to a decision to end our partnership due to it not working out & i am just wondering how to go about doing so & how to get things started

Divorce and Family Law Questions

• I left marital home 3 yrs ago after 24 yrs of marriage, my ex husband says he wants to sell but is doing everything possible to resist the sale wont discuss reducing price or paying me off and refuses me access to the property , what can I do?
• Me and my wife have adopted through the High courts of our country a girl from birth when she was abandoned. She is now 13 years old been looked after by family friends. She was taken care up to age 9 by my elder brother but has died and now girl is only staying with friends who are struggling to cope. We have once applied for for her a resettlement visa after the adoption but was refused based on the 1993 Hague Convention which Sierra Leone did not sign to.We desperate to have her join us as she has just entered secondary school. Me and my wife are both British, I am a nurse working for the NHS and have lived in UK for about 32 years. We have been visiting her regularly twice or three times a year. We kindly need your help to give this girl a better futureThank you
• My partner and I are going through the adoption process and recently my ex partner who hasn't contacted my 6 year daughter in over 2 years has served me with a court order for a Child Arrangements Order. He was abusive, controlling smoked marijuana among other many things. Will this court case stop the adoption process?
• can my ex partner stop me seeing my 2 sons . i had an email from her last week saying that she wont aloud me to see either of my sons one aged 14 and the other one 8 years old
• I have a baby with my partner, we want to broke up , baby wear my name and the father is on the birth certificate, he is British and I'm Romanian, I want to live in Romania with my baby but my partner black mail me saying he will take me tot he court , what do I suppose to do?
• Hello my son and his partner split up last year and have a toddler together my son now has a new girlfriend and his ex is now stopping us all from seeing the child which we had been seeing on a regular basis and staying with is over night and for several days a week what can we do to regain regular contact with his child and my granddaughter his ex keeps telling us we have no right please help x
• Do I have any rights as a grand parent. My son’s ex is stopping me from seeing my much loved granddaughter, I have gone from having her every Friday on my day off and every other weekend to “ no you’re not seeing her” purely because my son has a new girlfriend. They have been split up 7 months and everything was ok until now. Please help I just don’t know where to turn all she will tell me is “you have no rights ”
• Myself and my ex partner have recently split up and are currently living together with our 7 year old boy. The issue we have currently is she doesn't work and wants to take "custody" of our son but doesn't want to move out of the area as we are trying to not disturb our sons life in any way. The government will have to help her with either income support or council housing but there is no guarantee that this will keep our son in the area we live in. I have worked out that as I am in full time work and I can afford to take our son on as a full time dad and that this could be an option. This would mean that my ex would have to move back in with her parents who are 90 miles away, but her family are trying to stop me from living with my son. What are my rights as a father?
• Lives with ex partner for almost 25 years have two children for him, and l pay all bills and single handily the children, while he was busy sleeping around and now he has married his girlfriend. He ask me and the children to move out the house because he is selling it. When l ask him to give me my share l have contributed, he said according to law have nothing and he told his children that his wife has more right in the house. I want to know if I should seek legal advice or not?
• I’ve lived with my partner of 7 years for 3 years in his house The relationship has broken down and he has asked me to leaveI’m currently homeless I ran my business from his property And equestrian livery yard this was my from of income He has told everyone to leave the yard forcing my business to close down Have I any legal rights as to him forcing me into having no income to survive ?Kind regards Sharon

Divorce and Separation Questions

• I left marital home 3 yrs ago after 24 yrs of marriage, my ex husband says he wants to sell but is doing everything possible to resist the sale wont discuss reducing price or paying me off and refuses me access to the property , what can I do?
• Myself and my ex partner have recently split up and are currently living together with our 7 year old boy. The issue we have currently is she doesn't work and wants to take "custody" of our son but doesn't want to move out of the area as we are trying to not disturb our sons life in any way. The government will have to help her with either income support or council housing but there is no guarantee that this will keep our son in the area we live in. I have worked out that as I am in full time work and I can afford to take our son on as a full time dad and that this could be an option. This would mean that my ex would have to move back in with her parents who are 90 miles away, but her family are trying to stop me from living with my son. What are my rights as a father?
• Lives with ex partner for almost 25 years have two children for him, and l pay all bills and single handily the children, while he was busy sleeping around and now he has married his girlfriend. He ask me and the children to move out the house because he is selling it. When l ask him to give me my share l have contributed, he said according to law have nothing and he told his children that his wife has more right in the house. I want to know if I should seek legal advice or not?
• I’ve lived with my partner of 7 years for 3 years in his house The relationship has broken down and he has asked me to leaveI’m currently homeless I ran my business from his property And equestrian livery yard this was my from of income He has told everyone to leave the yard forcing my business to close down Have I any legal rights as to him forcing me into having no income to survive ?Kind regards Sharon
• Hi, I moved out from the family house as I can't take any more. I and my husband we argued for everything. We lived in same house and sleeping in spared bedrooms. We have two kids boy 7 and girl 12.He doesn't want me to have the kids, he brain washed them so my girl hates me saying that I left her, always he asking me for money but doesn't let me to have the kids living with me. What shall I do, I am losing my kids. He used them to hurt me. Please help
• Hi,I was wondering if I could claim for full custody of my unborn child as the father has recently got off probation and has a fire arm in his property. In addition for this, his mother is highly toxic and threatened to slice my throat when I was 18 weeks pregnant and called social services on me trying to get guardianship of my daughter.
• In 2ndAugust 2003 My partner have absconded with our daughter who was born in 17th May 1997. When I met my partner in January 1992 I was married to my wife and we had a daughter who was born in 22 April 1989 and my marriage was dissolved because of my relationship in question with my absconded [2nd] partner. When I met my 2nd Partner, I was told consistently by her and later meeting her parents that her parents were Romanian descended Germans. After absconding she played a very wicked cat and mouse chase with me with the help of large flock of people of which included [social workers, police officers, psychiatrists, religion clerks etc]. She gave me a very hard time at first with her absconding and later I was told about her drug addiction and her contracting HIV-Aids and so on. In January
• My son and partner split. She took the children who are now 4 & 5 to live in Liecester. He lives in Essex. She has moved in with new partner who has custody of 3 children. So now 5 children in house and they have baby due in December. She is now saying she doesnt want my son to see the children as contact is not regular and neither is maintenance. Can she do this? He tries to go up to Leicester every 3 months as has no transport n money tight. Please advise.
• Please advise what my son can do as she is saying he cannot see the children as contact not regular and maintenance not being paid. He visits evert 2/3 months as no transport and expensive. She says children unsettled after seeing him.
• I have a house solely in my name, I pay all the bills, mortgage and council tax. My partner has lived with me for 10 years. He does not contribute towards the bills or mortgage but he did give me 30,000 towards the house when first bought. He also owns another property that he rents out. I have never received any financial benefit from that property. Does he have any rights to money or my house if I ask him to leave.

Domestic Violence, Injunctions, and Emergency Remedies Questions

• can my ex partner stop me seeing my 2 sons . i had an email from her last week saying that she wont aloud me to see either of my sons one aged 14 and the other one 8 years old
• Hi I am wanting to know if I can stop my ex partners girlfriend been around our baby as I am scared of what could happen. When I was 10 weeks pregnant she kicked and kneed me in the belly trying to get me to have a misscarrage. Also I am scared that he is going to take her off me and not give me her back please can you get back to me as it's driving me insane thinking he is going to take my baby away from me or have his girlfriend around her.
• Hi,I got divorced from my eea spouse after 3 years in marriage.as a result of Domestic violence.i applied for retain rights of residence but was refused on grounds that I am on job seekers and my passport sent back to me..I had to stop working since my husband know my work place. I was given a right to appeal.what do u advice me to do.I am currently on Job seekers and still struggling to get a job.advice me pls.

Employment Contracts Questions

• My employer agreed to flexible working in March 2019 but stated in my the letter 'new terms agreed represent a temporary variation to your contract of employment and will be reviewed on a regular basis'. The reviewed in June 2020 and 4 weeks ago advised my flexible working was being withdrawn. Can you advise if they are able to do this?
• I have someone withholding work they created for my business, on an agreed unpaid work trial, now demanding payment for the work.
• Hi,I am on Tier2 ICT visa and lost my job and now I need to fly back to India.However my wife is working on tier 2 ICT dependent and currently she is on maternity leave.If I have to go back to India does she still get her maternity pay.Also do my wife need to inform to their company that she is leaving the country.Please advise
• Hi there! I am a foreign employee who worked for a company which is called TLC car care, bassicaly i worked there for 7 days and then got laid off by them without signing any contract, my question is the following is there anything that i can do in this situation? i was supposed to get paid by now ,yet i haven't seen willingness to pay from their part. thank you very much for your answer in advance
• Employer, family owned UK business >30 staff acquired by overseas company.1st notification staff meeting after takeover. no prior consultation.Now told to be relocated 32 miles away few months time. Have disability under Equality act. since takeover no HR consideration.To work at new location >2hrs travel each way on public transport & adverse impact on impairment. I consider impractical. Joined family run business over 12 years ago. Contract carried over unchanged. No clause for re-location. Am concerned takeover may breach TUPE & my treatment Equality act. Would like to know how to establish if takeover in accordance with TUPE & if not, what means for redress.Also rights, considering disability, re relocation. "1-1" meetings due in few weeks & fear job loss. mental health suffering.
• Hi,I am seeking advice regarding a restrictive covenant in my contract. After telling my boss that I wish to go work for a different company he immediately told me that he has the most expensive lawyers in the country and that by the time he is done with me I won’t be able to be employed in the UK. I work in the diamond trade and my contract requires me to give 5 months’ notice and prohibits me from working in the diamond or jewellery trade for 12 months thereafter. I feel this is extremely unreasonable especially considering that I am 25 and have been working for my current employer for little over a year - though I have been given informal advice that this contract is unenforceable I would still like to get formal advice about how best to proceed I hope to hear back soonThanks
• Hello OTS Employment law team. I am looking at ending an employees fixed term contract early. I wonder if i can do that and how can i do this without breaching the contract or being liable? The employee has been ill for some time, and I have relied heavily on them to carry out the tasks we needed done in the fixed term. Unfortunately the contract didnt have any terms about inseminating the contract early for sickness. Coudl you please provide some assistance and legal advice on this employment contract matter?

Employment Law Questions

• I told my Employers in Aug 2020 I was staying away as per Section 44. Between Aug and Nov 2020 they paid me in full. On Nov 11th they asked me to be Furloughed, pay being made up to 100% so I agreed. 24th Dec they wrote to say they had agreement with the Union that from January 1st 2021 pay would no longer be topped up to 100%. I immediately replied saying I did not agree or consent to that and as far as I was concerned as of 24th Dec 2020 I was back on to my normal T&C and still claiming Section 44 because nothing had been done to alleviate my concerns.I had no reply, however when January & Feb pay came it was at the reduced amount. My employer claims between them and the union and collective bargaining agreement then they can force me to be Furlough at the lower rate?
• My employer agreed to flexible working in March 2019 but stated in my the letter 'new terms agreed represent a temporary variation to your contract of employment and will be reviewed on a regular basis'. The reviewed in June 2020 and 4 weeks ago advised my flexible working was being withdrawn. Can you advise if they are able to do this?
• I have someone withholding work they created for my business, on an agreed unpaid work trial, now demanding payment for the work.
• Hi for the last 2 weeks my place of employment has made me take holiday instead of the 80% of wages as I am currently furloughed is this legal?
• Hi,I am on Tier2 ICT visa and lost my job and now I need to fly back to India.However my wife is working on tier 2 ICT dependent and currently she is on maternity leave.If I have to go back to India does she still get her maternity pay.Also do my wife need to inform to their company that she is leaving the country.Please advise
• Hi there! I am a foreign employee who worked for a company which is called TLC car care, bassicaly i worked there for 7 days and then got laid off by them without signing any contract, my question is the following is there anything that i can do in this situation? i was supposed to get paid by now ,yet i haven't seen willingness to pay from their part. thank you very much for your answer in advance
• I was a carer to a disabled lady, I did private work for her with an agreement of pay, she has now refused to pay up, the work took me a lot of hard work over almost 9mth what is my rights we do have a contract
• Its not my first time to pay a visit this website, i am visiting this site dailly and obtain good information from here all the time.
• Can an employer deduct course payments in full with out discussion or mutual agreement upon being stood down from the work position
• Employer, family owned UK business >30 staff acquired by overseas company.1st notification staff meeting after takeover. no prior consultation.Now told to be relocated 32 miles away few months time. Have disability under Equality act. since takeover no HR consideration.To work at new location >2hrs travel each way on public transport & adverse impact on impairment. I consider impractical. Joined family run business over 12 years ago. Contract carried over unchanged. No clause for re-location. Am concerned takeover may breach TUPE & my treatment Equality act. Would like to know how to establish if takeover in accordance with TUPE & if not, what means for redress.Also rights, considering disability, re relocation. "1-1" meetings due in few weeks & fear job loss. mental health suffering.

Employment Law For Employees Questions

• I told my Employers in Aug 2020 I was staying away as per Section 44. Between Aug and Nov 2020 they paid me in full. On Nov 11th they asked me to be Furloughed, pay being made up to 100% so I agreed. 24th Dec they wrote to say they had agreement with the Union that from January 1st 2021 pay would no longer be topped up to 100%. I immediately replied saying I did not agree or consent to that and as far as I was concerned as of 24th Dec 2020 I was back on to my normal T&C and still claiming Section 44 because nothing had been done to alleviate my concerns.I had no reply, however when January & Feb pay came it was at the reduced amount. My employer claims between them and the union and collective bargaining agreement then they can force me to be Furlough at the lower rate?
• I have someone withholding work they created for my business, on an agreed unpaid work trial, now demanding payment for the work.
• Hi for the last 2 weeks my place of employment has made me take holiday instead of the 80% of wages as I am currently furloughed is this legal?
• Hi,I am on Tier2 ICT visa and lost my job and now I need to fly back to India.However my wife is working on tier 2 ICT dependent and currently she is on maternity leave.If I have to go back to India does she still get her maternity pay.Also do my wife need to inform to their company that she is leaving the country.Please advise
• Hi there! I am a foreign employee who worked for a company which is called TLC car care, bassicaly i worked there for 7 days and then got laid off by them without signing any contract, my question is the following is there anything that i can do in this situation? i was supposed to get paid by now ,yet i haven't seen willingness to pay from their part. thank you very much for your answer in advance
• Employer, family owned UK business >30 staff acquired by overseas company.1st notification staff meeting after takeover. no prior consultation.Now told to be relocated 32 miles away few months time. Have disability under Equality act. since takeover no HR consideration.To work at new location >2hrs travel each way on public transport & adverse impact on impairment. I consider impractical. Joined family run business over 12 years ago. Contract carried over unchanged. No clause for re-location. Am concerned takeover may breach TUPE & my treatment Equality act. Would like to know how to establish if takeover in accordance with TUPE & if not, what means for redress.Also rights, considering disability, re relocation. "1-1" meetings due in few weeks & fear job loss. mental health suffering.
• I have been told that a request to have my employment hearing 9 years ago re examined is too late. I was made redundant in 2009 along with 4 others and promised redundancy payment due to lack of any vacancies however the employer reneged on this arrangement and argued there were jobs . In fact there never was any jobs vacant and all 5 of us were left idle with nothing to do, I carried on helping some colleagues when allowed but after 9 months it became wearing until a colleague retired and I asked to fill the position but denied by the employer who decided to leave the position vacant. I decided to go under constructive dismissal went to Tribunal and the Judge refused redundancy believing their was jobs to fill. This year I was told my witness was deniedaccess to the hearing by the Empr
• Hi,I am seeking advice regarding a restrictive covenant in my contract. After telling my boss that I wish to go work for a different company he immediately told me that he has the most expensive lawyers in the country and that by the time he is done with me I won’t be able to be employed in the UK. I work in the diamond trade and my contract requires me to give 5 months’ notice and prohibits me from working in the diamond or jewellery trade for 12 months thereafter. I feel this is extremely unreasonable especially considering that I am 25 and have been working for my current employer for little over a year - though I have been given informal advice that this contract is unenforceable I would still like to get formal advice about how best to proceed I hope to hear back soonThanks
• I am enquiring after your opinion regarding possible redress following my employer's mistakes:1) My job involves 4 days seeing patients, one day professional training. It was advertised as paying for all these days, 37.5hrs per week but this turned out to be a mistake and they only wanted to pay 30hrs per week, so not for the training day as in previous years. I have the original job description from the advert plus emails acknowledging the mistake.2) I accepted the post with reduced pay following an explicit conversation that I could use my room space at work to see an external patient within normal working hours; this also turned out to be incorrect due to new managerial/commissioning considerations and I was told I cannot do this. I have emails acknowledging this was a recent change.
• I am a foreigner, is there any legal protection for me against a london based employer refusing to pay my salary.

Employment Law For Employers Questions

• My employer agreed to flexible working in March 2019 but stated in my the letter 'new terms agreed represent a temporary variation to your contract of employment and will be reviewed on a regular basis'. The reviewed in June 2020 and 4 weeks ago advised my flexible working was being withdrawn. Can you advise if they are able to do this?
• I have someone withholding work they created for my business, on an agreed unpaid work trial, now demanding payment for the work.
• Hi,I am on Tier2 ICT visa and lost my job and now I need to fly back to India.However my wife is working on tier 2 ICT dependent and currently she is on maternity leave.If I have to go back to India does she still get her maternity pay.Also do my wife need to inform to their company that she is leaving the country.Please advise
• Hi there! I am a foreign employee who worked for a company which is called TLC car care, bassicaly i worked there for 7 days and then got laid off by them without signing any contract, my question is the following is there anything that i can do in this situation? i was supposed to get paid by now ,yet i haven't seen willingness to pay from their part. thank you very much for your answer in advance
• Can an employer deduct course payments in full with out discussion or mutual agreement upon being stood down from the work position
• Employer, family owned UK business >30 staff acquired by overseas company.1st notification staff meeting after takeover. no prior consultation.Now told to be relocated 32 miles away few months time. Have disability under Equality act. since takeover no HR consideration.To work at new location >2hrs travel each way on public transport & adverse impact on impairment. I consider impractical. Joined family run business over 12 years ago. Contract carried over unchanged. No clause for re-location. Am concerned takeover may breach TUPE & my treatment Equality act. Would like to know how to establish if takeover in accordance with TUPE & if not, what means for redress.Also rights, considering disability, re relocation. "1-1" meetings due in few weeks & fear job loss. mental health suffering.
• Hi,I am seeking advice regarding a restrictive covenant in my contract. After telling my boss that I wish to go work for a different company he immediately told me that he has the most expensive lawyers in the country and that by the time he is done with me I won’t be able to be employed in the UK. I work in the diamond trade and my contract requires me to give 5 months’ notice and prohibits me from working in the diamond or jewellery trade for 12 months thereafter. I feel this is extremely unreasonable especially considering that I am 25 and have been working for my current employer for little over a year - though I have been given informal advice that this contract is unenforceable I would still like to get formal advice about how best to proceed I hope to hear back soonThanks
• I am enquiring after your opinion regarding possible redress following my employer's mistakes:1) My job involves 4 days seeing patients, one day professional training. It was advertised as paying for all these days, 37.5hrs per week but this turned out to be a mistake and they only wanted to pay 30hrs per week, so not for the training day as in previous years. I have the original job description from the advert plus emails acknowledging the mistake.2) I accepted the post with reduced pay following an explicit conversation that I could use my room space at work to see an external patient within normal working hours; this also turned out to be incorrect due to new managerial/commissioning considerations and I was told I cannot do this. I have emails acknowledging this was a recent change.
• Hello OTS Employment law team. I am looking at ending an employees fixed term contract early. I wonder if i can do that and how can i do this without breaching the contract or being liable? The employee has been ill for some time, and I have relied heavily on them to carry out the tasks we needed done in the fixed term. Unfortunately the contract didnt have any terms about inseminating the contract early for sickness. Coudl you please provide some assistance and legal advice on this employment contract matter?

Employment Tribunal Claims Questions

• My employer agreed to flexible working in March 2019 but stated in my the letter 'new terms agreed represent a temporary variation to your contract of employment and will be reviewed on a regular basis'. The reviewed in June 2020 and 4 weeks ago advised my flexible working was being withdrawn. Can you advise if they are able to do this?
• I have someone withholding work they created for my business, on an agreed unpaid work trial, now demanding payment for the work.
• Do you deal with GMC Specialist Registration Appeal cases in County Court?
• Hello OTS Employment law team. I am looking at ending an employees fixed term contract early. I wonder if i can do that and how can i do this without breaching the contract or being liable? The employee has been ill for some time, and I have relied heavily on them to carry out the tasks we needed done in the fixed term. Unfortunately the contract didnt have any terms about inseminating the contract early for sickness. Coudl you please provide some assistance and legal advice on this employment contract matter?

Family and Spouse Visas Questions

• I would like to understand your fee structure for full legal representation for a spouse visa application. Is there are fixed fee or will the fee be agreed prior to engaging OTS as our lawyers? I am looking for a lawyer to support us with my husband's spouse visa application. He is Jordanian and I am British. We would be applying from outside the UK. We currently live and work in Jordan - I have just received a job offer for a job in the UK that I am hoping will enable us to apply for a spouse visa for my husband
• Hi, I am a British National, over the past 10 years I have travelled between Peru and the UK, working in the UK when home. I would like to know the best way for my Peruvian boyfriend to come and join me here. I have just arrived back after being out of the country 7 months, I will be returning to work with the same employer I had before. However I do not meet the financial requirements, I myself will be earning £300 per week after tax and NI so that works out less than the required £18,600. My apartment, all bills and food are provided at my workplace so I don't have any outgoings, I don't know if that could be taken into consideration? My boyfriend will work when he arrives to the UK and is currently in employment in Peru. We would like to know what our options are, thank you.
• Hi all I came to the UK in 1999 I overstayed by 7 years I then met someone and we went back to Jamaica to get married where I spent 8 months I left the UK in Aug 06 and came back mar 07 and during that time I attained my spouse visa until 09. After which my husband wrote to the home office saying that he doesn't want to be married and he was not renewing my paperwork, my visa was curtailed and I've been here in the UK ever since. I've now been back 12 years now and I would like to know what I can do to get myself sorted. I don't have any children I cannot find employment because of my circumstances and I need to sort this out. Please advise me accordingly. Thanks in advance Sharlene Thompson
• Dear OTS team, I'd like to know how much it would cost (fixed rate incl. VAT) to help me with a Spouse Visa Application. I have Refugee Leave to Remain residence permit. I'd also like to know the fee for a one-off consultation if I need your support to look at my application before submitting it.. Thank you
• Hi, I’m British and getting married in Canada to Canadian citizen in June . I’m a home owner and employed on a full time basis and my yearly income is far greater than £18.000 . My fiancé was in U.K. twice and lived with me for 4 month the first time and 5 month the second. Both times he came on a visitor’s visa. My question is, how much it would cost us to get his spouse visa with all the fees included? And how long it usually takes?
• Hello, I am English, my parents and grandparents are all English. All of my family members live within 15 mins of each other. I however am stuck raising my 3 year old English son in Russia because I cannot understand how to get my Russian husband into the UK. We are also expecting our 2nd child. We do not meet the financial requirement. We do have a big support group in England and free accommodation provided by my family too. We both do freelance work online. Living in Russia is not what is best for my family and I need help getting a visa for my husband. Is there any possible way I would I be able to get my husband into the UK?We just want to be able to raise our children near and with the support of my family, we want a better life for them.
• Hi - I am a British citizen by descent and born in Zimbabwe on April 1971. Both my parents are British - Father born in the UK, mother born in Zimbabwe. My daughter was born in Dubai and my husband is Lebanese. We now live in Cyprus but would like to go to the UK and settle there. Is there a way to do it?
• Hi I have been sponsored tier 2 visa in the UK to work as a nurse and I have a boyfriend (we are in long distance relationship since 7 years) we want to get settled in the UK and I want to get him to the UK as my dependent. Is it possible to bring him here as my dependent even if we are not married or we haven’t lived together for 2 years in the same house? Thanks.
• Hi I have been sponsored tier 2 visa in the UK to work as a nurse and I have a boyfriend (we are in long distance relationship since 7 years) we want to get settled in the UK and I want to get him to the UK as my dependent. Is it possible to bring him here as my dependent even if we are not married or we haven’t lived together for 2 years in the same house? Thanks.
• Hi I have attained pre-settled status as an extended family member, having lived in uk for 2 years as dependent of my sister who is eu citizen living in uk. I also have a biometric residence card. However will I be able to apply for settled status after having attained 5 years continuous residence EVEN IF I have in meantime moved away from my sister and am no longer dependent on her at time of application for settled status

Family Mediation and Dispute Resolution Questions

• In 2ndAugust 2003 My partner have absconded with our daughter who was born in 17th May 1997. When I met my partner in January 1992 I was married to my wife and we had a daughter who was born in 22 April 1989 and my marriage was dissolved because of my relationship in question with my absconded [2nd] partner. When I met my 2nd Partner, I was told consistently by her and later meeting her parents that her parents were Romanian descended Germans. After absconding she played a very wicked cat and mouse chase with me with the help of large flock of people of which included [social workers, police officers, psychiatrists, religion clerks etc]. She gave me a very hard time at first with her absconding and later I was told about her drug addiction and her contracting HIV-Aids and so on. In January
• Hi, my sons girlfriend broke up with him after 2 years when she was about 15 weeks pregnant, at 1st he was allowed to go to midwives appointments etc then at about 20 weeks she said she didn't want him at and scans at the birth or any appointments at all, she went back on her word and got the babys birth registered without him gave the baby her name and not my sons as was promised we visited about 3 times then she broke all contact with all the family and with all my sons and her joint friends, she refuses to talk to any of us and won't tell us any thing about the baby, she had been in love with my son for 5 years before they got together so his has been very hard to understand i don't think the child is his its the ony reason i can think of, could i as a grandparent as for a dna test ?
• Do i have a right to try claim off my 6 sons father whom I divorced around 24 years ago due to physical and mental abuse . I bought the 6 boys up on my own. At the time we had a restaurant and as I was afraid of my ex husband he made me sign it all Over to him . He never paid any child support . Our sons are now 37 33 31 29 26 and 26 . I feel cheated by the system and feel I should be awarded some monies off of him as he never paid at all for thier upbringing
• My husband and I are on the verge of separating. We have a 1 year old son. He's claiming that I have anger issues and if I see a therapist he will try to make our relationship work. We've been arguing a lot but I am not depressed, nor do I have anger issues (I work and maintain solid friendships and family life). During previous arguments he's said that he wants full custody and he will only let me see my son when supervised if we divorce. Yet he's been more than happy for me to solely care for our son during mat leave (where I was still paying 50:50 for everything. I am tempted to agree to his terms and see a therapist as can't bear the thought of not seeing my son every day. Would seeing a therapist impact a custody battle if we did end up divorcing? Could he use it against me in future?
• Ivs had my grand daughter for nearly 4 years from birth, now her mother wants her back, but is very unstable
• Hello,my ex-husband got custody of my son's 14&10 in Jan2017 after 3yrs of taking me to court & lying about everything.I had experienced domestic abuse but the courts didn't really do anything. I was given by contact by going to contact centre first which I didn't do straight away so when I tried he refused & haven't seen my kids since & I don't know where they live now. Please advise if anything can be done.
• I sponsored my Mother in law in Sept 2004. She lives with us but since her arrival here, She has managed to create a rift in our family by regularly doling out pounds 100 by standing order to my three children from state pension She has literally bought their allegiance and now they are against me saying that I am the problem in the family. She also goes rummaging in our personal belongings in cupboards, drawers etc. things like underwear etc. Is very nosey and likes to be abreast of all that is happening within our family and property. Almost appears very mild and holy to anyone she meets outside the house including neighbours, friends. This is creating stress issues for me and straining marriage. Her sponsorship ends this January.I want to send her to a old age home.pls advise thk
• Me and my kids dad split in Jan he was having the kids Saturday and bringing them home Sunday evening well one weekend he didnt and has refused to bring them back to me and now has cut contact completely iv not seen or heard from kids in month is there anyway I can get my kids back without dragging them through court i went to meditation he never turned up
• I have not seen my grandchildren for nearly 12 months. My daughter has remarried and she and her new husband have moved from London to Surrey. My daughter keeps making excuses about why it is not convenient for us to see the grandchildren who are now nearly 9 and 7. My husband and I have tried to sit down with my daughter to try to find out what the problem is but we just do not seem to be getting anywhere and we are desperately missing our grandchildren. I was very close to the children as I used to help with childcare before my daughter remarried. I think my new son in law just wants to cut us out of their lives. Is there anything that we can do?
• My wife and I have recently split up and I have received notice to go to a mediation information meeting. I am not sure if my wife will be at the mediation information and assessment meeting and what will happen at family mediation. I do not know my rights. Can I refuse to go and, if so, what happens then?

Financial Dispute on Divorce Questions

• I left marital home 3 yrs ago after 24 yrs of marriage, my ex husband says he wants to sell but is doing everything possible to resist the sale wont discuss reducing price or paying me off and refuses me access to the property , what can I do?
• Lives with ex partner for almost 25 years have two children for him, and l pay all bills and single handily the children, while he was busy sleeping around and now he has married his girlfriend. He ask me and the children to move out the house because he is selling it. When l ask him to give me my share l have contributed, he said according to law have nothing and he told his children that his wife has more right in the house. I want to know if I should seek legal advice or not?
• I have a house solely in my name, I pay all the bills, mortgage and council tax. My partner has lived with me for 10 years. He does not contribute towards the bills or mortgage but he did give me 30,000 towards the house when first bought. He also owns another property that he rents out. I have never received any financial benefit from that property. Does he have any rights to money or my house if I ask him to leave.
• I have seperated and soon to divorce with my wife and we have two children. I would like an exact 50 percent split with the children in all aspects including financial. She is on very slightly less money then me, and still believes she should be entitled to money in her words 'to top up her rent payments'. I too will be paying for rented accomadation i do not agree i should be paying her rent aswell. Where do i stand on this?
• My husband and I are getting divorced. We are both company directors in a company and our financial affairs are rather complicated. Before we split up, my husband became increasingly secretive about financial matters. At the time, I put it down to stress but now I am wondering if he was secretive because he was hiding money and assets from me. Is there a way that I can find out?
• My husband and I are getting divorced. We are both company directors in a company but he owns most of the shares in the company. He wants me to transfer my shares to him but says my shares only have a nuisance value, as I only own about 5% of the business. He has said he can force me to transfer the shares to him as we signed a shareholder agreement. I can't remember signing the agreement. Does the shareholder agreement make a difference?
• My husband is refusing to pay me my maintenance. He agreed to pay me £500 a month for 5 years but he has stopped as he says he doesn’t have to pay it anymore as I have a boyfriend. I have looked at the court order and I can't see anything that says he can stop paying me maintenance if I have a new partner. Anyway, he is not living with me full time. Can I force him to pay?
• My wife and I got divorced 5 years ago. She is remarrying in March and her new husband is on a lot more money than I am so they will be very comfortably off. I am struggling as I have a massive mortgage and I am paying out every month in child support. When she remarries, can I reduce the child support payments, as she will have two incomes coming into her house and be a lot better off than I am.
• My wife is employed by my company and works as an administrator. We have been talking about separating for ages and I have finally moved out of the house. The situation at work is awkward as I have met someone else and she works in the company. My wife only got the job because of our relationship, she isn’t very good at admin and I would prefer it if she left but she is showing no signs of handing her notice in and the situation at work is stressing my new partner out.
• My wife and I are getting divorced. She has been to see a solicitor and has told me that she is entitled to half of my pension. I cannot believe that is right as I worked for years for the pension and started it long before I met her. Will she get my pension?

Grievances & Disciplinary Procedures Questions

• Hello OTS Employment law team. I am looking at ending an employees fixed term contract early. I wonder if i can do that and how can i do this without breaching the contract or being liable? The employee has been ill for some time, and I have relied heavily on them to carry out the tasks we needed done in the fixed term. Unfortunately the contract didnt have any terms about inseminating the contract early for sickness. Coudl you please provide some assistance and legal advice on this employment contract matter?

High Net Worth Divorce Questions

• My husband and I are getting divorced. We are both company directors in a company and our financial affairs are rather complicated. Before we split up, my husband became increasingly secretive about financial matters. At the time, I put it down to stress but now I am wondering if he was secretive because he was hiding money and assets from me. Is there a way that I can find out?

Immigration Questions

• Can I start a business in UK after Brexit e.g. as self-employed or limited company if I'm an EU national with ILR(settled status)?
• I have two daughters aged 16 and 14 and together with my husband live in HK. The girls are studying in the UK. I am considering an opportunity to transfer to the UK to work. The firm will apply for a work permit for me. I plan to take up the job and my husband will continue working in HK and the two daughters will apply for dependents of my work visa. I would like to ask: (1) after 5 years, when I apply for ILR, can the daughters apply for ILR? (2) what is required for us three to keep the ILR status? Many thx.
• Good afternoon I have been living in UK since 2009 as a EU citizen. I have "Settled Status" since 2019 and would like to apply for Dual Citizenship as soon as possible but I have been abroad from 04 April 2020 until 17 July 2020 (more then 90 days) due to the uncertainty and the cancelation of many flights. Would you advise me to apply for Dual Citizenship before 17 July 2021 or after 17th of July 2021 because I have been out of UK more than 90 days (105 days to be more exact) ? Is there any consideration for the effects of pandemic when responding to applications or 90 days is set in stone?Kind RegardsEmma
• I am applying for the citizenship but I have difficulty finding the dates I was out of the UK for the last five years. I have applied to the immigration office but I was enquiring If there is a faster way of finding the details as I have limited time to submit my application.
• I would like to understand your fee structure for full legal representation for a spouse visa application. Is there are fixed fee or will the fee be agreed prior to engaging OTS as our lawyers? I am looking for a lawyer to support us with my husband's spouse visa application. He is Jordanian and I am British. We would be applying from outside the UK. We currently live and work in Jordan - I have just received a job offer for a job in the UK that I am hoping will enable us to apply for a spouse visa for my husband
• Hi, I am a British National, over the past 10 years I have travelled between Peru and the UK, working in the UK when home. I would like to know the best way for my Peruvian boyfriend to come and join me here. I have just arrived back after being out of the country 7 months, I will be returning to work with the same employer I had before. However I do not meet the financial requirements, I myself will be earning £300 per week after tax and NI so that works out less than the required £18,600. My apartment, all bills and food are provided at my workplace so I don't have any outgoings, I don't know if that could be taken into consideration? My boyfriend will work when he arrives to the UK and is currently in employment in Peru. We would like to know what our options are, thank you.
• Hi, I have a quick question regarding when the correct time is to apply for British citizenship. My wife’s ILR spouse/partner visa is valid until 14 August 2021. We have been on the 5-year route and she is now eligible to apply for citizenship. However, we are unsure of when we need to put in an application. On the government website it clearly states that if you apply too early then your application can be discounted but it does not provide a timeframe of when you should apply in relation to your visa expiring. Should she apply now or in July or once her ILR visa is finished? Thanks
• Hello OTS team, I am a UK citizen by birth who has lived in Sweden since 2009. I moved here to live with my Swedish partner who I subsequently married in 2018. We would like to move back to the UK permanently in the first half of 2022. We have no children and our plan would be to live and work in London where I was born and where my friends and family are. My wife speaks fluent English and is a professionally experienced strategist currently employed by a city council here in Sweden although she will leave this role when we move to the UK. My question is this: What options are there for my wife to stay with me in the UK when we move early in 2022?
• How get to citizenship united kingdom..??
• Hi I m on tier 4 student visa ... while applying for dependent visa for my wife and daughter visa got refused due to I have mentioned single while applying visa for myself .. So my daughter and wife visa got refused .. can we do something about this or reapply

Immigration Detention, Bail, Removal Questions

• bu I would be happy for you to answer me, my fiancé received a sentence of 6 years and 8 months in prison the judge said that he will miss half and the rest of the probation he executed 8 months in prison so far he still has 32 from Monday until his release now he is in the marsh guys prison, and i want to know if he asks to be transferred to the immigrant detention center can he be released there sooner? or can he get bail? or what are the chances or ways to escape from prison faster? can he be deported to Romania faster? we don't want to stay or return to the UK ever
• Hello,a friend of mine recently got a 10years ban to the UK without the right to appeal or administrative review.Please what can we do about it?Can we still go ahead with the appeal?
• Dear Sir/Madam, my name is Tina and currently in UK on tier 4 dependent visa but unfortunately my husband couldn’t go to the school and it has affected me because I don’t have access to NI and I have been stuck home with no work or money. Kindly advice me on how to continue with my stay here because he said am now a burden and planning on divorcing me back home. Thank you.
• Someone told me that a person that is so angry with me reported me to the immigration. I got no right to stay here anymore. If I will be caught and detained can you give me some qoutes of how much it will cost me to ask one of your best solicitor to represent me to bail out and discuss an appeal? I just dont know what to do. Thank you
• My husband has let the home office know we are divorcing. We have only signed the first forms 2 weeks ago. I am a dependent on his Tier 2 visa. I received a letter that I must return to South Africa by 28th April with no right to appeal. How to I start a judicial review. I need to finalize the divorce & financial order before I leave as I have a 5 year old South African child. I am sure the financial order will end up with us having to go to mediation.
• hi I was asked to be a financial guarantor for my cousin wife who was served deportation order as she had committed a crime for £1000the court have granted her bail but now my cousin and his wife or splitting up and I no longer want to be the guarantor as I was doing it as a favour for my cousin how do I go about getting my name taken off being her financial guarantor for her bail thanks
• My fiancé is at the immigration center and we have our wedding day on 9th of January 2019 and I don't know what to do to release him as he has a letter to be deported for Monday 24th.I don't know what to do I need help.
• My boyfriend was detained after a jail sentence I agreed to be his finical guarantor to the price of £1,500 however we split up and we no longer speak i have no idea where he is now. Can I remove myself from his bail agreement and if so what would happen? I'm very worried
• I am a sponsored student on tier phone and recently my husband got in detention which is getting us both worried that they would deport him as they told him that tomorrow he has an appointment with the home office and that he would be taken there for the interview from Morton Hall! We are not sure whether there is an interview for him or is that just being said for him to go and he would then end uo being deported which i can not allow that to happen because of this would put his life to risk and getting himself in danger, that’s totally unsafe for him! He was on an electronic visit visa and have overstayed his visa here in the U.K. and we really wanted an appeal for asylum or leave to remain considering his safety. Please let me know what is there to do,& should he accept going to london?
• My husband been deported.we apply for visa but they refuse because home office say that they don’t believe us that this married is real (which is not true there is no evidence ) we Appel and we got court in October in immigration tribunal but they still deport my husband .We spend like 6k on solisitors and nothing .just need advice how to bring him back and challenge the home office decision .

Immigration Judicial Review Questions

• Dear Mr Slater/ Mr Shahiean, Is it possible to bring a class action law suit or Judicial Review against the Home Office/British government for the mistreatment of the Windrush Generation and their descendants? The government scheme to recompense victims for mistreat is a farce. The bar to prove one's status is still too high and therefore people are finding it difficult to prove their case. The tariffs for compensation are too low, - how does one even prove distress- of losing one's home, job, being deported, mental and physical health.... the list goes on and on. The fact that only £330,000 has been paid out to 60 people out of a reported £220million pot, shows that the red-tape has been created to deny true justice.
• hello there !!I am a British citizen and my husband is non-British. His spouse visa got refused last December and we have appealed to the Immigration Tribunal in February but we haven't heard anything since. My solicitors are doing nothing saying that all we need to do is to wait.Is there anyway we could contact them? Also I need to apply for my child. Please call me or contact me so that I can give you more details.
• Dear OTS Solicitors, I have just received a letter informing me of revoking/depriving me of my citizenship, i got my naturalisation in March 2005.can someone plz call me to discuss this further.
• Libyan Male married to an English woman, children, grandchildren in UK. Granted ILR back in 1980s left the country to return to Libya. Reapplied for protection/asylum in UK 1992. Home Office have not provided a decision. Has waited 23 years and is now serving a prison term for a white collar offence carrying a three year sentence. Is it possible to lodge a Judicial Review for the Home Office's failure to make a decision after all this time
• Dear Immigration Team, Do I have a right to claim 20 years long residence for Indefinite Leave to Remain settelement in the UK? and what are the main requirements under this route? I would be please to arrange an appointment but could you kindly provide some general information on the 20 year route for settlement visa first?
• I am a British citizen - born in London. My husband (we are married under Shariah Law January 2006) currently has European Family Membership status which started July 23rd 2010 for five years. We would like to now obtain indefinite leave to remain. I am a school teacher in permanent employment. What do we now need to do? I am concerned that time is running out to apply.
• How do I obtain an immigration bail? Can you please explain what are the steps that are involved? And how much are the costs? Much obliged!

Immigration Tribunal Appeals Questions

• Before I left Zimbabwe I had a daughter who is now 18 years old and have been looked after by her mum. In 2015 I applied for a settlement visa for her to join me in UK. The visa was refused and they said that I had not shown that I was solely responsible for the upkeep of my daughter. I then appealed the case and I lost it and again the judge cited that I did not provide enough evidence to show that I had sole responsibility of my daughter. My question is that some of the evidence referred to by the judge is evidence I can actually provide and I feel that the lawyer who represented me overlooked some of the important evidence and his preparation and presentation was poor, is it possible to pursue this case or look at other alternatives.The appeal was decided on the 30/11/16.
• Dear Sir/MadameI am algerian married to British citizen. I recieved a refusal of entry clearance for the following reasons : I have provided a degree in Interpreting and Translation in Arabic-French-English but ECO was not satisfied that this has been reconized By NARIC Uk as equivalent to a Bachelor's or Master's degree or PHD in UK. Also I am not exempt from the English language requirement under paragraph E-ECP.4.2. Also Me and my spouse do not currently live together and have not done so in the last ten years.I would like to appeal against ECO decision. Would you please help me if this is a wining case if your services will represent me in appeal or in court. Sincerly yours
• Hello,My girlfriend was recently denied for an FLRM visa and has entered the appeal process. She has valid Tier 4 student visa until January 30th 2016. We know she has the right to remain past the expiration of her Tier 4 visa whilst in the appeal process but we were wondering if she has the right to work as the appeal will undoubtedly extend well beyond January 30th.Any help would be much appreciated and if helpful we would be interested in discussing our case further.
• hello there !!I am a British citizen and my husband is non-British. His spouse visa got refused last December and we have appealed to the Immigration Tribunal in February but we haven't heard anything since. My solicitors are doing nothing saying that all we need to do is to wait.Is there anyway we could contact them? Also I need to apply for my child. Please call me or contact me so that I can give you more details.
• Dear Immigration Team, Do I have a right to claim 20 years long residence for Indefinite Leave to Remain settelement in the UK? and what are the main requirements under this route? I would be please to arrange an appointment but could you kindly provide some general information on the 20 year route for settlement visa first?
• I am a British citizen - born in London. My husband (we are married under Shariah Law January 2006) currently has European Family Membership status which started July 23rd 2010 for five years. We would like to now obtain indefinite leave to remain. I am a school teacher in permanent employment. What do we now need to do? I am concerned that time is running out to apply.
• How do I obtain an immigration bail? Can you please explain what are the steps that are involved? And how much are the costs? Much obliged!

Indefinite Leave to Remain Questions

• I have two daughters aged 16 and 14 and together with my husband live in HK. The girls are studying in the UK. I am considering an opportunity to transfer to the UK to work. The firm will apply for a work permit for me. I plan to take up the job and my husband will continue working in HK and the two daughters will apply for dependents of my work visa. I would like to ask: (1) after 5 years, when I apply for ILR, can the daughters apply for ILR? (2) what is required for us three to keep the ILR status? Many thx.
• Hi My son had his indefinite leave to remain cancelled after he had been convicted but this is now returned to him on human right to famiky ground following an appeal. His indefinate is was granted in June 2006 it is the old style he is told that he can keep that or apply for a biometric residential card. My concern is if he Can he obtain the card with a criminal record.
• Hi Im currently on my Tier2 General visa and would be eligible to apply for ILR in January 2022 together with my daughter (dependant visa) 15y.o.I have recently got pregnant with my Partner who is British citizen, Im due at november 2021 therefore I would have to take maternity leave around my application time I wonder if that salary change (maternity pay which is lower that my salary ) that I will add to my case when apply for ILR would impact on the decigion?Thank you
• Hi, married to a British citizen for more than 10 years, and we've been living abroad all this time. Considering returning to the UK, and is it possible to apply for ILR straight away instead of Spouse visa?
• If I am 18 year old can i apply for my indefinate
• Hello, I was granted dlr in july 2011 got my ilr in 2017, can I apply for my naturalization I got my life in uk and English test done
• I am a spouse of a British national from India and have been living in the UK for last 5 years, my current extension expires in January 2021, I am ready to apply for my ILR and have already passed required tests. Unfortunately for the first time in 5 years I have been I was stopped by police for speeding( have never broken any rule or law before) - I am awaiting a letter that would tell me what kind of fine I have got. I also have a 3 years old daughter who is obviously a British citizen by birth.My concern is that will this affect my ILR application.
• Hello,I’m an American citizen settled in the UK for 20 Years, I have indefinite leave to remain which is on my old passport. I have been and still am currently working with a big employer for 19 years. I have recently applied for another part time job but the new employer approved my application but now saying that my right to work paperwork is not ok and have stopped my application from going further. I have not applied for BRP since have not needed it, but my right to work still remains. Should they have verified some further documents before stopping my application? I’m so confused as I meet all other criteria they have? Please help clear the confusion.
• Hi, I have a simple general question regarding application dates and physical presence relating to UK naturalisation. If one obtained an ILR / settled status on 1-Nov-19 and needed to wait 12 months before applying for naturalisation, would the earliest date for the application be 31-Oct-20, 1-Nov-20 or 2-Nov-20? In light of this, when would the 5-year period (requiring physical presence) start, e.g. 31-Oct-15, 1-Nov-15, 2-Nov-15? Does a short physical presence (a few hours) on the respective day satisfy the requirement for physical presence? Thanks
• Hello i want to apply for the citizenship but i have been away more than 90 consecutive days. i think i have some discretion as i was away due to pandemic. I'd need a consultation to understand if i can apply. also an idea of the services you can offer to facilitate my application (i work and do not have much time to do it). Thank you

Individual Immigration Questions

• I have two daughters aged 16 and 14 and together with my husband live in HK. The girls are studying in the UK. I am considering an opportunity to transfer to the UK to work. The firm will apply for a work permit for me. I plan to take up the job and my husband will continue working in HK and the two daughters will apply for dependents of my work visa. I would like to ask: (1) after 5 years, when I apply for ILR, can the daughters apply for ILR? (2) what is required for us three to keep the ILR status? Many thx.
• Good afternoon I have been living in UK since 2009 as a EU citizen. I have "Settled Status" since 2019 and would like to apply for Dual Citizenship as soon as possible but I have been abroad from 04 April 2020 until 17 July 2020 (more then 90 days) due to the uncertainty and the cancelation of many flights. Would you advise me to apply for Dual Citizenship before 17 July 2021 or after 17th of July 2021 because I have been out of UK more than 90 days (105 days to be more exact) ? Is there any consideration for the effects of pandemic when responding to applications or 90 days is set in stone?Kind RegardsEmma
• I am applying for the citizenship but I have difficulty finding the dates I was out of the UK for the last five years. I have applied to the immigration office but I was enquiring If there is a faster way of finding the details as I have limited time to submit my application.
• I would like to understand your fee structure for full legal representation for a spouse visa application. Is there are fixed fee or will the fee be agreed prior to engaging OTS as our lawyers? I am looking for a lawyer to support us with my husband's spouse visa application. He is Jordanian and I am British. We would be applying from outside the UK. We currently live and work in Jordan - I have just received a job offer for a job in the UK that I am hoping will enable us to apply for a spouse visa for my husband
• Hi, I am a British National, over the past 10 years I have travelled between Peru and the UK, working in the UK when home. I would like to know the best way for my Peruvian boyfriend to come and join me here. I have just arrived back after being out of the country 7 months, I will be returning to work with the same employer I had before. However I do not meet the financial requirements, I myself will be earning £300 per week after tax and NI so that works out less than the required £18,600. My apartment, all bills and food are provided at my workplace so I don't have any outgoings, I don't know if that could be taken into consideration? My boyfriend will work when he arrives to the UK and is currently in employment in Peru. We would like to know what our options are, thank you.
• Hi, I have a quick question regarding when the correct time is to apply for British citizenship. My wife’s ILR spouse/partner visa is valid until 14 August 2021. We have been on the 5-year route and she is now eligible to apply for citizenship. However, we are unsure of when we need to put in an application. On the government website it clearly states that if you apply too early then your application can be discounted but it does not provide a timeframe of when you should apply in relation to your visa expiring. Should she apply now or in July or once her ILR visa is finished? Thanks
• Hello OTS team, I am a UK citizen by birth who has lived in Sweden since 2009. I moved here to live with my Swedish partner who I subsequently married in 2018. We would like to move back to the UK permanently in the first half of 2022. We have no children and our plan would be to live and work in London where I was born and where my friends and family are. My wife speaks fluent English and is a professionally experienced strategist currently employed by a city council here in Sweden although she will leave this role when we move to the UK. My question is this: What options are there for my wife to stay with me in the UK when we move early in 2022?
• How get to citizenship united kingdom..??
• Hi I m on tier 4 student visa ... while applying for dependent visa for my wife and daughter visa got refused due to I have mentioned single while applying visa for myself .. So my daughter and wife visa got refused .. can we do something about this or reapply
• Hey I am Sharmarke I'm in EU citizen and have been contemplating giving British citizenship however I just received my settled status. Would I still need to wait 12 months before applying for citizenship even though I can provide documentation showing that I've been in the UK since 2014.

Innovator Visa Questions

• Hi,i've undergone the ielts exam back in June 25, 2016 and got the band 5.5 but unfortunately due to some reasons i couldn't make my visa application however i am about to apply for uk innovator visa; can you help me to understand if i can apply with the same ielts certificate?? it says (it is recommended that candidates language ability be re-assessed after 2-years but it never says they certificate is valid till 2-years only)Your clear response would be very much appreciable to this response.Kind Regards,ALi
• To whom it may concern ,hi, I'm writing regarding the innovator visa in UK. I am a Hong Kong citizen.Currently I am running an online shop and I would like to think it is quite successful. I have a new business plan to cooperate my business with mobile application / website and have some new idea to create new and fun shopping experience for customer, not only a simple selling platform.I can fulfill the 50k investment fund criteria .Can you provide some advice and insight whether I can apply for the innovator visa or not ?It would be a great opportunity to expand my business to UK.Regards, Mia

International Adoption Questions

• Dear Sir/Madam. A Liberian born lady, now married and naturized British, wishes o bring her 6yr, old grand-daughter to the UK for settlement/ and possible adoption. The girls father ( her son) now deseaced and the mother unable to take care of her. The child is presently in Ghana being looked after by friends of the grand-mother who has legal custody and supporting her financially. Which would be the most suitable paragraph under UK immigration law, (para 297) or (para 316A) to make a visa application. Regards, D. (a friend of the family)
• Could british couple adopt from Ukraine? Thanks

Judicial Review and Human Rights Questions

• Hi, Previous Solicitor applied for Leave To Remain under Human Rights FLRO in 2012 and was refused with no right of appeal in 2013. Later claimed for judicial review and was refused first on paper in 2014 and on Oral Hearing in 2015. Please advise me about Legacy Case and what further steps can be taken in regards to my status.
• Dear Immigration Team, Do I have a right to claim 20 years long residence for Indefinite Leave to Remain settelement in the UK? and what are the main requirements under this route? I would be please to arrange an appointment but could you kindly provide some general information on the 20 year route for settlement visa first?
• Dear OTS Solicitors,I applied for Tire2 (minister of religion) visa from Bangadesh and have been rrefused on 11January 2014.I applied for permission for Judicial Review. 3days ago I received a Consent order latter from Tresary Solicitor saying that they reconsidering me if I withdraw JR.Dear OTS Solicitor,If I withdraw JR,will I get Visa? I would be grateful if you could inform me that what would be my next step or decision.
• How do I obtain an immigration bail? Can you please explain what are the steps that are involved? And how much are the costs? Much obliged!

Landlord and Tenant Questions

• In 2016 my partner entered into a tenancy agreement for a private rental (home not business) in the name of the ltd company he had at the time. This was therefore a company let agreement. The company was dissolved in 2020 (due to inactivity) and the letting agents were verbally informed. We heard nothing until now when we are being advised that the deposit we placed will be transferred back to the company (that no longer exists) and we need to form a new tenancy agreement and provide a new deposit. The payment for the rent was initially paid from the business account but changed to my partners personal account when the company was dissolved. This was never queried. My partner was sole director of the company. Where do we stand with the deposit?
• We are 9 months into a 3 year rental contract with a 2 year break clause. We have recently learned that there is extensive construction work due to take place for 23 months (building another two levels of flats directly above us), beginning in September, which we were not told about when signing the lease. I have contacted the council and confirmed that the landlord would have been aware of this as they consulted in 2018 about the work. Since we are working from home for the foreseeable future this will have a significant impact on us and our daily lives, and we would not have signed a 3 year lease had we been told this from the beginning. Are we entitled to end the tenancy early on these grounds and if so, would we still be entitled to our deposit in full?
• In a generally harmonious HMO with 5 rooms, we have one very troublesome person in one of the rooms.almost every one in the house has complaints against this person and he apparently does not get on with any one in the house either.He had moved in last September with a one year contract.The landlord requires the room occupied by this person for his son, when the contract expires later this year.Normally the landlord has to give a 3 months notice to say that he does not intend to renew the contract but due to the covid virus, I believe, the minimum notice is 6 moths.Are there any other important steps that the landlord must take in order to have a smooth removal of this person from the house, once his one year contract is completed? Thank you for your time.Ken
• Hi, I signed a 36 month contract on a 2-bedroom flat just before COVID. The contract has a one year break clause however because the contract is a joint contract with the second tenant it states that the other tenant must sign a new 36 month contract upon me finding a new flatmate to take my room. I lost my job as a result of COVID and cannot afford to live in this flat but at the same time my flatmate refuses to sign a new 36 month contract if I leave. Can I legally enact my break clause with a new tenant taking over my contract instead of having to sign a new one? In my previous flat the landlord accepted this without issue however this new flat is managed by Knight Frank and I want to understand my rights before approaching them with the same request. Can you please help?
• Hi, I've had a fixed (assured) tenancy agreement of 2 years beginning 30/9/19. I recently used the break clause to end the tenancy agreement and move out early after my house mate lost his job to Covid becoming difficult to live with. After agreeing the terms of leaving and agreeing to pay the last month's rent in November, my housemate's behaviour quickly escalated becoming intimidating and using blackmail to demand my keys back as well as using other threatening and generally emotionally abusive behaviour. This caused me to leave a week later despite the current climate and have since had an emotional breakdown with PTSD as well as 3 weeks off work. Could you advise whether I am still obliged to pay the last month's rent as I agreed to before this?
• I have been renting the same London flat for over 3 years, the lease is a one year lease that has been extended. The lease also has a 6 months break clause with 2 months notice. And rent is 6 months rent to be paid 2 months prior to the period. I gave my notice of intention to leave as per my lease but the landlord says he won’t refund me the money I paid in advance until after I have left the property.After I had made the payment I realised that I couldn’t continue renting a property from a landlord that has been unfair and unreasonable all along. And I need the money back I can use it towards securing another flat. Is there anything I can do to make him return the money before I leave?
• Me, my brother and sister own a flat in London. My father helped paid for that flat but put us 3 as the owners. He is quite elderly and lives in that flat Now. He has a spare room and so a girl has moved in and rents the flat from him. Do we need to give her a contract? She is asking for one but which contract do we use? Does my father use a lodger contract, even though he’s not the owner?Do we need to give him power of attorney, to give him the same rights as a landlord? Or does he already have the same rights as a landlord? Or will this document (of us giving him to allow him to sublet it) will that be sufficient, in giving him the same position as a landlord. Therefore he can use a lodger contract with her? We only want to use a lodger contract
• As a tenant signing a 24 month contract on a new property with a garden but having not moved in to the property yet. The issues is at the time of signing the contract the Garden with trees and hedges gave a large amount of privicy to the property. These trees and hedges have now been removed giving a vastly different amount of privicy and also a different look to the property. Do I as a tenant having not moved in to the property but having signed a contract based of what was seen previously have any rights? Thanks
• Hello, I am excising my break clause to end my tenancy earlier and I am in disagreement with my landlord on pro rata calculation. I want to use the monthly rent for the month, divided by the days in the month as daily cost for days I am staying in the final period, but the landlord wants to use annual rent /365 as daily cost. Landlord's method will result in higher charge. My contract says "£xxx per calendar month. payable monthly in advance on or before 26th day of each and every month of the Tenancy.” So I believe, it should be pro rata based on monthly rent. Contract doesn't has specification on how pro rata should be calculated. Is there any legal sounding in my calculation and can I enforce him to use mine? Thanks.
• I am renting a house with my husband, we moved in in Jan 2018. I asked about radon testing a little while after, and as the landlord had no idea if it was an issue we did a 3 month test via Radonova. The levels are 240, well above action level. I informed the landlord and told them we are very concerned but all they said is that they'll be moving back to the property soon and that they would let us know when. We have been breathing radon infested air for over 2 years and very upset that neither the landlord nor the agent is concerned. We were wondering if we can take legal action for negligence or get some sort of compensation for a potential health hazard. The house is in Somerset near the Mendips, a known radon rich area.

Matrimonial and Divorce Proceedings Questions

• I left marital home 3 yrs ago after 24 yrs of marriage, my ex husband says he wants to sell but is doing everything possible to resist the sale wont discuss reducing price or paying me off and refuses me access to the property , what can I do?
• In my divorce settlement, the court said that the family home has to be sold. My husband is living at the house. It is a complete mess. The estate agents say he is being difficult about viewings and has told them that he won't take any offers for the house as he is sitting pretty. I can't believe the situation I am in. I need my share of the money from the family home. Is there anything that I can do?
• My wife has left me, taking our 2 children with her. She is refusing to let me see the children until we sit down and sort out the house and other financial matters. I am sure that the children will be missing me. I am not concerned about their safety, as I know she is a good mother but I do want to see them. Do we need to decide what happens with the house first or do I have any rights to see them?

Pre-Nuptial and Post Nuptial Agreements Questions

• i am getting married in September 2019 and i own my own house which i purchased outright 2 years ago from a compensation payout i got from losing my previous husband. i have 5 children and my purpose of buying my house was mainly for my security and for my children's future when i am no longer around. My fiance has never had his own property and although i would like to think we are getting married for life no one can see the future, i have spoken to him about me getting a pre nup agreement drawn up and he says i must do what ever i feel is right and he has no problem in signing one. but at the same time i feel he feels hurt by me doing this. he says he isnt and he fully understands my reasons for doing this. i have given it loads of thought and i feel i need peace of mind. advice please
• My husband has asked me to sign an agreement called a postnuptial document. He says that he has to ask me to sign it as if I do not then his parents will not give us the money to buy a bigger house. I do not know why the agreement is necessary. I do not want to ask my in laws as I do not want to upset or embarrass them though I am feeling pretty upset about it all. Can you tell me if it is normal to be asked to sign a postnuptial agreement?
• My girlfriend and I are getting married in 3 months. I have a good job in financial services and my own house. My girlfriend isn’t British and doesn’t have anything. My parents are urging me to get a prenup agreement. I feel a bit nervous about the idea of a prenup agreement, but friends also say that I should get one. Will a prenup agreement be enforceable?
• Im getting married in august and my patner earns alot more that me. Her family are causing friction between us about it and i wondered if a pre nuptial agreement that states if we seperate she keeps all her asssets would be possible? I also wondered how much it would cost?
• I'm shortly due to get married at the end of April and a member of my partners family have warned me that my soon to be mother in law has created with legal help a prenuptial agreement. I'm completely shocked and unsure when this will happen or what it could mean for me

Redundancy payments and process Questions

• Hi,I am on Tier2 ICT visa and lost my job and now I need to fly back to India.However my wife is working on tier 2 ICT dependent and currently she is on maternity leave.If I have to go back to India does she still get her maternity pay.Also do my wife need to inform to their company that she is leaving the country.Please advise
• I have been told that a request to have my employment hearing 9 years ago re examined is too late. I was made redundant in 2009 along with 4 others and promised redundancy payment due to lack of any vacancies however the employer reneged on this arrangement and argued there were jobs . In fact there never was any jobs vacant and all 5 of us were left idle with nothing to do, I carried on helping some colleagues when allowed but after 9 months it became wearing until a colleague retired and I asked to fill the position but denied by the employer who decided to leave the position vacant. I decided to go under constructive dismissal went to Tribunal and the Judge refused redundancy believing their was jobs to fill. This year I was told my witness was deniedaccess to the hearing by the Empr

Settled Status same day service Questions

• Dear OTS team, my question is re allowed absences under the pre-settlement scheme in order to be eligible for settled status:I first entered the UK on 13 September 2019. I was outside of the UK from 18 December 2019 to 29 December 2019 (10 days). I then was abroad again from 14 March 2020 onwards and returned to the UK on 21 August 2020 only (159 days of absence). I stayed in the UK until 31 August 2020 and have since been abroad again. I will return on 18 August 2021 (one-off less than 12-month absence with acceptable excuse).Should I reapply for pre-settled status starting 21 August 2020 in order to be eligible for settled status later? Is there anything in particular that I need to pay attention to re absences before or after the 12-month one-off absence period?Many thanks!
• Dear, I have been living in the UK since 1 October 2016. I got pre-settlement status in 2019. On 4 April 2020, I moved back to Belgium to give birth. I understand we have to move back to the UK by 3 April 2021 if we want to keep the possibility to apply for settlement status on 1 October 2021. But what is not clear to me is how long we have to stay in the UK from 3 April onwards if we do not want loose the possibility to apply for settlement status. It is not clear to me how to understand the single 12-month absence period exactly. Imagine we would stay in the UK till the end of June and then move back to Belgium. Would we then be able to apply for settlement status? Or do we have to stay till 1 October 2021?
• Hi I have attained pre-settled status as an extended family member, having lived in uk for 2 years as dependent of my sister who is eu citizen living in uk. I also have a biometric residence card. However will I be able to apply for settled status after having attained 5 years continuous residence EVEN IF I have in meantime moved away from my sister and am no longer dependent on her at time of application for settled status
• Hello, I'm an European citizen with a pre-settled status in the UK, I have a partner who is Tier 4 and we're going to have a child, can my baby get pre-settled status and can my partner get pre-settled status through my child so that he wouldn't be restricted?
• Hello, I have obtained Indefinite to Remain under the EU Settlement scheme in october 2019 and have lived in the Uk since september 2014. I have calculated that in September 2020 I will have made 555 days out of the UK (since I first moved in 6 years ago) of which 60 days were made in the last 12 months (from sept 2019 to sept 2020). I am aware I have gone over the 480 days threshold but having been here for 6 years instead of 5 and having a permanent job I was wondering whether I am still eligible to apply for naturalisation.
• Hi. I moved to UK in 2012 and have received a settled status in 2019 as a 18 year old. I have a certificate in English which I did in 2019 FCE C1-Cambridge English which does not expire, but it is no longer on the list of exams which are approved.However, on the government website its states:"Some recognised test qualifications only last for 2 years. You can still use a B1 level qualification that you took more than 2 years ago in 2 situations.You can use a B1 level qualification that’s run out if you’re applying for citizenship and it was accepted when you settled in the UK.It does not matter if the B1 level test you took is not on the current list of recognised tests. You do not need to take another test." Do you think I need to do another exams?Thank you,
• Hi there, In October I will have 1 year since Settled Status, and I fulfill all requirements to apply for British Citizenship, except the fact that I will have been 150 days out of the country, 100 of which are due to having left during lockdown to shelter with my family in another country. Do you know if there is an exemption for this as the COVID crisis is an outstanding circumstance, and if not, is there any indication as to when we will find out whether there is an exemption around this? Is there any other way I can find out in the next month?
• Hi , I am non eu family member of eu citizen. my partner already received settled status . I want to know can i apply for settle status and ILR at same time .?
• Hi am a french citizen Been leaving in the u.k since 1996 but my passport have expired since 1999. Can you please advise me which route to take to apply for resident. Thanks
• Hi, I joined my Dad in italy who holds Italian passport (Italian National)We stayed together in italy for 2 years then we moved to UK. We applied for pre settlement which is 5 years and we have been in the uk for 2 years now.I want to know if I would still need his documents to apply for the permanent residence in the UK when the 5 years is dueAnd my sister also joined us in UK from Ghana last 4 months and has now applied for the residence permit Will we still need our father's documents to renew our permit when it expires?

Settlement Agreements Questions

• Hello OTS Employment law team. I am looking at ending an employees fixed term contract early. I wonder if i can do that and how can i do this without breaching the contract or being liable? The employee has been ill for some time, and I have relied heavily on them to carry out the tasks we needed done in the fixed term. Unfortunately the contract didnt have any terms about inseminating the contract early for sickness. Coudl you please provide some assistance and legal advice on this employment contract matter?

Sole Representative Visa Questions

• Will there be any changes in the sole representative visa after 1st Jan 2021? I have 49% shares and want to apply for the visa
• i have "Partner" visa with 49 % shares in Dubai UAE BAsed Company which is 3 Years old with 18 Employees. I want to apply for Sole rep UK visa. i have collected all documents as per info i got from the internet. i just want to recheck all documents and other things with a good Consultant as i dint trust Local Consultants in Dubai.. Kindly contact me
• Hi,I am a resident of Dubai, U.A.E, a Pakistani national (age 42 years) and work as a manager in my company in which i have 49% shares too. i want to apply for the sole rep visa for my self and dependents visa for my wife and 3 children under 18 years of age. i would like to know the cost of the process and the immigration expert of lawyer's fee for the whole process.there are few organizations here in Dubai who are dealing in this but charging too much for the process, also i cannot fully trust on their eligibility to process my case.Therefore i wanted to apply for sole rep with someone already in UK. I can travel to UK if needed as i have the valid visitor visa.regards,
• if sponsorship licence been revoked how may days employee on tier 2 can work and continue with current company and how many days employee have to transfer there tier2 sponsorship continue working in UK?
• We have Sole Rep who is designated as Manager and he is AO. We need to renew his Sole Rep permit. However, we have AVP & Director joined recently in UK for sales engagement. AVP work on Europe related sales and he is British citizen and Director also to do sales engagement like AVP and she into PBS dependent status. In this situation, can we extend the Sole Rep as he is authorized employee in UK by our management.
• I wish to apply for a sole rep visa. Kindly call.
• I am on a Sole representative visa, if I register my employer for Tier 2 sponsor license can I be the Authorizing officer
• Re: Sole Representative of an Overseas Business Visa...Does the overseas business HAVE to be company or would a sole trader of many years be sufficient? Many thanks
• i am living in Japan and run a company business from 2008.i am a President of the company.i want apply sole representative overseas business visa i want open my company branch in uk.i need ur services plz reply me.
• I am lookkng for the best UK immigration solicitors for sole representative visa. Could you please provide some information on this category I run a business in India, UAE and in Hong Kong, and I've heard about this visa for opening a branch in London. I would like a solicitor with business immigration expertise to help me enter the uk on this visa.

Start Up Visa Questions

• I would like to setup a zoom call, we're applying for startup visa and need help.
• Hi, I am currently in UK under Tier 4 visa. Unfortunately, I won't be able to complete my course within the visa expiry date as I failed one module. will I be eligible to apply for start up visa if I do not complete my course? If yes, how long does it take to get the endorsement and all the processes to make application? And, also do you help to make a business plan for your client?Or is there any other alternative options for me in such circumstances to stay in Uk ?Thanks in advance. Looking forward for your email.
• I need more information and cost break down regarding the startup visa?
• I want complete guidance for doing start up visa
• Hi,There are more than 7 months when I am working on a startup. I like to take the opportunity and apply for a startup visa. The only issue is dealing with the endorsing entities which is out of my abilities since I am too busy with the technical team who are developing the business. I wonder if I can ask a law firm to accept the case and get through the endorsement process. Thanks in advance,Hamid
• I am a business owner based in Dubai. I am Bangladeshi national. Can I apply for a start up visa for UK. I have GBP20,000 available
• Hello, I wanted to enquire regarding the process of switching from a standard visitor visa to a start-up visa. I’m currently in the process of sending out my business plan for endorsement. I plan to visit friends as well as conduct some research on setting up the business, meet suppliers and secure the funding for running the business if approved. Further, my background on my travel history, I was on short term student visa previously this year. My query is what duration is to be mentioned when applying for the visit visa in order to avoid refusal.

Student Visa, Tier 4 Questions

• Hi I m on tier 4 student visa ... while applying for dependent visa for my wife and daughter visa got refused due to I have mentioned single while applying visa for myself .. So my daughter and wife visa got refused .. can we do something about this or reapply
• I am currently on a Tier 4 Visa from the USA, expiring March 2021. I have finished my studies and have a part time job, but I have not had success finding a job for Tier 2 sponsorship. I believe this is partially due to delays and freezes in hiring due to the coronavirus pandemic. If I am not able to find a job to sponsor me before my visa expires, are there any other routes to remain in the UK while I look for a job?
• I am a Masters student who completed an Undergraduate degree in the UK. I have been in the UK for the past 9-10 years on student visas. My visa extension for the new masters was applied before my old undergraduate visa expired and I applied from within the UK (tier 4 general). The extension is still being processed due to delays. I got offered a tier 2 sponsored job and would like to start as soon as possible. Can I withdraw from my Master’s and proceed to change to a tier 2 visa (i.e. wait until extension is sorted then apply to switch, or apply to switch before the decision making process)? If not, what other options exist (i.e. taking up this tier 2 job and switching masters into part time?
• Hi my cousin is studying in uk.he has concluded part 3 ,but had a resist on a course work, in his semester 2 of the part 3,after retaking it ,he failed it ,again ,he was not allow to progress to 4th year , he was ask to register it ,just the course work for final attempt this 2020/21 academic year, after 3 weeks ,he got and email ,that he has been reported to home office and thatbsince he is not going to attend tutorial in school within the next 60 days,that he shoul leave,and he should wait for directives from home office for visa curtailment,what do we do,his visa will expire 2022
• I am on a Tier 4 visa doing PhD. I am having problems with my current PhD course. I want to switch to a MSc course. I believe that is on NVQF level 7. Will I be able to switch from NVQF level 8 to level 7? If not then can I apply for some other PhD in some other university? I understand that the sponsorship would change. Do I have to go back to my country and reapply or can I stay in UK and apply? What will be the procedure to do so?
• Hi I’m harpreet student in uk unfortunately I failed my first semester some modules and our university saying go back and attend your classes online please help me I don’t wanna go back even I have visa until 2022
• My Name is Bello Olayinka Abass from Nigeria. I applied for student visa in 2008 and the agent I used to help me advice to use some fake documents which leads to band then. The band has expired since 2019 and am planning to apply for Tier 4 visa. I want to know if am good to apply and if you how much is your service if you will package me? Hope to hear back from you soon.
• Hlo sir My name is Baljeet Kaur ,am living in UK I have tier 4 visa, which will finish in may2021.My husband and baby has dependent visa with me. My sister in law 's family is settle IN UK.So I want to know that we can settle in uk with the help of my brother in law because he has his own business and British passport but my sister in law still don't have British passport but she has EU settlement here. So please tell me about the whole process , requirements and also about process's time and charges.
• Hi Sir , i want to know i did my first mba in india after that i got admission in uk with other mba specialisation,but course will complete in nov 2020, i dont want to go back my home country can i do my further masters in uk because i dont want to do PHD
• I am in London on a tier 4 visa. My current visa expires on 10th Nov 2020. I want to apply for a university course that starts in January 2021. Is there a way to apply and extend my visa from inside the UK or do I have to apply outside the UK?

Surrogacy Questions

• My husband and I are looking to international surrogacy (Ukraine) after 4 failed IVF attempts. We have one 5-day blastocyst left with donor egg and my husband's sperm. We are looking to hopefully use that with the surrogate. If not possible, we are looking for an egg donor and separate surrogate. Are you able to help with finding a reputable clinic and the legal processes to bring the child home home to the UK. We are both born and bred in England. Please advise also on associated costs. Many thanks, Katharine

Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa Questions

• Dear OTS team,I enter to UK in june 2019 with Tier1- 200,000£ Entrepreneur. Up to now, I have my LTD company and invest part of 200.000. But, because of global pandemic every things go slow and hard for me. I want to know that is there any extra regulation for current situation? Also, when is the deadline for employ people for me? I did most of my immigration process with myself and now I feel I need professional consultant.
• Hello OTS Team. My current visa situation - I am working in the UK with ICT Tier 2 Visa. In June 2019 the Visa is ending. I still have 6 months to complete 5 years stay in the UK , Question 1: if I apply for extension will I get Visa for the remaining 6 months? This extension is critical for my daughter to complete her GCSE. Question 2: I have plans to invest £200,000 and start my own software Training and services company. Will OTS Team help to prepare a project plan?Question 3: I am also hearing that UK is planning to implement new rules for Entrepreneurs visa. When will that come in place?
• My dad is looking to open a day nursery business in the UK. He is an Indian citizen and he runs electronic business in India. He doesn't have qualification to run a nursery business, but he wants to do this business with me, as I'm a teacher. Kindly advice how we can go about this, what chances do my parents have to apply for a Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa?
• hi OTS team, I am settled in the UK for the last 15 years, working here and have a familly, my brother is planning to join me here in Uk to expand his existing business outside his home country, Iran. We would like to explore the possibilities and process for Tier 1 visa. Please let me know how we can get in touch. Thanks Alex
• Hi!I am an Indian citizen, qualified lawyer, (LLB- India, LLM- UK). My wife is a software programmer. We both work as full time employees with multinational companies. We have a five year old child.We do not have any business running experience even though we are ready to train ourselves and explore opportunities.We are looking for end-to-end solution for UK settlement through the Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa:-1. Buying a running business in the UK compliant with the programme in question. The expectation is that this investment remains safe and is returned to us after 5 years, earning a reasonable interest.2. Business plan preparation and interview guidance3. Clearance visa and extension visa guidance till citizenship.Warm regards, Abhishek Mathur +91-9108518098
• Hi, I would kike to know if the Teir 1 entrepreneur visa route would eventually lead to obtaining UK citizenship?Thanks,Saeed
• Dear OTS Team, I would like to apply for Tier 1 program along with a partner and i can arrange required funds for the business and for the family. Upon receipt of VISA my family will migrate to UK according to VISA period. However i may not be able to fulfill the condition of 180 days of stay in the UK annually but my partner can. Will i and my family be eligible for the VISA extension after 3.4 Years ? Will my partner be eligible for visa extension ? Best Regards
• My husband applied for tier 1 visa and got rejected... And objection was based on wrong calculations done by the UK embassy..My husbnd provided them all legal requirements.. With no mistake from his side.....
• Hi OTS team, I am in process of buying a bed& breakfast business investing £500k plus. The business is on going with 2019 pre-bookings in books already. I will be buying the business from the previous owner. I am currently in UK on tier 4 visa dependent and would like to apply tier 1 ENT from outside UK. Can you advice if this will be applicable for tier 1 visa under £200k route? Please advice.
• Dear OTS,If I have invested 50k into a UK business within one year before my application for an entrepreneur visa, do I stand a chance to be granted an entrepreneur visa

Tier 1 Investor Visa Questions

• Dear OTS team,I enter to UK in june 2019 with Tier1- 200,000£ Entrepreneur. Up to now, I have my LTD company and invest part of 200.000. But, because of global pandemic every things go slow and hard for me. I want to know that is there any extra regulation for current situation? Also, when is the deadline for employ people for me? I did most of my immigration process with myself and now I feel I need professional consultant.
• Hello OTS, do you have Tier 1 investors who you are looking to introduce to UK businesses?Thank you
• Hi, would it be possible for me a UK resident to have a partnership company with a Chinese investor in the UK? What would the procedure be and requirements, thank you for your time and help.
• What is the success rate of tier 1 investor visa for uk ?
• I & my family visited London last month for first time we spent 2 days in London I want to do investment in London so pls advice me
• Dear OTS Solicitors,With regards to Tier 1 Investor visa (£2 million investment), we (husband & wife) originally from Saudi Arabia with a UK Multiple entry visa Type C. We travel to the UK as a visitor with our UK multiple entry visa as we have properties in the UK. Could we apply the Tier 1 visa with our current (other) St Kitts & Nevis passport? Could we submit the application (forms, passports, bank statements, payments etc) with all required documents when we are in the UK? Appreciate your comments with thanks.
• I am planning to migrate from India on 2M investor visa. I am holding master degree in electrical engineering from India. Could you please advise1) Do I need to appear for IELT EXAM.2) What are the process involved in the purchasing govt. bond and what are the organization from where I can purchase the govt. bond? .Is there any additional charge for this?3) What are the companies where I can invest for share or loan capital.4) If I use your service for the entire period , what would be your charge in Pound?Appreciate your response.Regards
• My mom an dad are looking to immigrate to other country from India due to the bad air quality in the country, My Dad is 60 years old and mum is 52 years old. What are the options and how much investments is needed to relocate?
• I am investor in Indian equity market, So I would like to invest 10 millions pound in UK equity market by direct investment in it . So basically i have 2 question. 1. Is it is possible to invest the manner in which I think? How long it would take for processing the application?2. Since by investing 10 million i would get ILR after 2 years, but then how much time i would take to get British citizenship & would it make any difference if i am married to a British citizen.
• Hi sir I had tier 1 visa but not traveled. It was expired can I use now

Tier 2 Audit and Compliance Questions

• Sponsorship license was revoked about a year ago. We want to reapply now, do we need form 76? Our worship place is a church community centre belonging to a church of England
• Hi this is Sandy, Currently i am doing master's in Uk. I wanted to know what are the available options for me to leave remain in the Uk. And also is there anyway i could get tier-2 visa sponsorship.
• I have been on Tier 2 visa for 2 years now and this is my third. Ia m working as a researcher in one of the universities in UK. I have had an offer for a visiting lecturer for a month from a university in Saudi Arabia. Since there will be a contract signed with them and a work visa has to be issued from their side I had to ask....Am I eligible with my current immigration status to take that offer and accept their invitation Oris that a breach of my Tier 2 visa.Appreciate if you help me with this question. Thank you
• I am coming to the stage where I will need to renew my sponsorship licence, can you advice me on what steps to take.

Tier 2 Sponsorship Licence Application Questions

• Hi Team,I am main applican holding tier 2 general visa, would i be able to switch to start up visa?can i apply it within UK?Regards,Chandran
• Hi, Currently, I have received an offer from a company in UK and they will sponsorship me to obtain T2 visa starting from December.As the situation of second wave of Covid, it would be hard to get an air-ticket to fly back and switch my visa within the UK, and I would like to hear suggestions from your team about getting back to the UK.I understand that there might be a risk that holding T4 visa to re-enter UK after graduation could be refused. I don’t know if I carry relevant evidence of my offer and switching documentations would help me to enter the UK? I would really appreciate the advice from your team, and look forward to your reply!
• Without Bachelor degree is it possible to get sponsorshi?
• Sponsorship license was revoked about a year ago. We want to reapply now, do we need form 76? Our worship place is a church community centre belonging to a church of England
• Hi this is Sandy, Currently i am doing master's in Uk. I wanted to know what are the available options for me to leave remain in the Uk. And also is there anyway i could get tier-2 visa sponsorship.
• I am currently on a teir 4 dependant visa. I work in the security industry as a door supervisor. Can I switch to teir 2?
• I am coming as tier 4 dependent, Currently got a job at Hampshire County Council as Kitchen Assistant. Can they become my sponsor to switch my visa to Tier 2? What should I do next?
• Hello, If I have a daily rate contract outside IR35, can I get sponsorship from any of the umbrella-like companies? Thanks
• Hi,I'm currently on Ict tier 2 dependant visa. I'm working as a dental nurse. I will be completing 5 yrs in 2020 after which I have to leave the country. can u help me find a sponsor for tere general visa. My current employer has started her dental clinic one & half year back. She has filed her accounts for just one year .Is she eligible as a sponsor for me .My husband who is on ict tier 2 has no chance of getting extension . So can I get it on my own ?Thanks
• Hello, if my company is an A rated Tier 2 sponsor, is there a limit on the number of employers they can sponsor?Thanks.

Tier 2 Sponsorship Licence Renewal Questions

• Without Bachelor degree is it possible to get sponsorshi?
• Sponsorship license was revoked about a year ago. We want to reapply now, do we need form 76? Our worship place is a church community centre belonging to a church of England
• Hi this is Sandy, Currently i am doing master's in Uk. I wanted to know what are the available options for me to leave remain in the Uk. And also is there anyway i could get tier-2 visa sponsorship.
• I am coming to the stage where I will need to renew my sponsorship licence, can you advice me on what steps to take.

Tier 2 Sponsorship Licence Revocation Questions

• Without Bachelor degree is it possible to get sponsorshi?
• Sponsorship license was revoked about a year ago. We want to reapply now, do we need form 76? Our worship place is a church community centre belonging to a church of England
• Hi this is Sandy, Currently i am doing master's in Uk. I wanted to know what are the available options for me to leave remain in the Uk. And also is there anyway i could get tier-2 visa sponsorship.
• Hello, My sponsor's license has been revoked, my employer tells me that I can continue to work at client until I receive curtailment letter, I would like to find out if I am eligible to work till the end of curtailment period?
• Dear Sir / Madam,Two small questions before visiting you. 1. Recently our Tier-2 sponsorship license got suspended due to few reasons. And now our company responded with our answers and supportive documents about three weeks ago. Still we didn't hear anything from UKVI. How long will it take for a decision? 2. Two of my friends applications were processing during their visit and as a result of the suspension, both of them are on hold now. If the license is unfortunately revoked, will they send the passports back to them to try a new sponsor or will they send them to the airport as their visa is over by now? (Both their visa expired by now [They applied for the extension] )Thank You!Nice to hearing from you.

Tier 2 Work Permit Visa and Sponsorship Licence Questions

• Hi Team,I am main applican holding tier 2 general visa, would i be able to switch to start up visa?can i apply it within UK?Regards,Chandran
• Hi, I am a doctor on Tier 2 Visa. I got married recently ( was done online because of travel restrictions) and now want to bring my wife to the UK. We have a 12-year relationship history but never lived together. She does not hold an English language test as mentioned on the government website but has passed OET ( Occupational English Test) for doctors. Is it possible to bring her to the UK under a spouse visa?
• I'm currently on Tier 2 working visa (current annual salary: £21,111 - 37.5 hours per week) expiring on Jan 2022. I would like to extend my work visa. However, the going-rate salary for my current (SOC 2473) job title is way too high so I'm thinking of 2 options:-Apply to switch to a different code (2472) with a lower going-rate salary, the job description is slightly different between two job titles and the going rate is lowered from £31,900 down to £25,700 (39 hours per week) -Apply to extend visa for the same job code (2473) with a shorter working hour per week at 35 hours. Previously I submitted my last visa applications stating my weekly hours is 37.5 hours. I would like to receive some advices about which option is more viable to me and whether there is any other options.
• Hi Im currently on my Tier2 General visa and would be eligible to apply for ILR in January 2022 together with my daughter (dependant visa) 15y.o.I have recently got pregnant with my Partner who is British citizen, Im due at november 2021 therefore I would have to take maternity leave around my application time I wonder if that salary change (maternity pay which is lower that my salary ) that I will add to my case when apply for ILR would impact on the decigion?Thank you
• I am currently on a Tier 4 Visa from the USA, expiring March 2021. I have finished my studies and have a part time job, but I have not had success finding a job for Tier 2 sponsorship. I believe this is partially due to delays and freezes in hiring due to the coronavirus pandemic. If I am not able to find a job to sponsor me before my visa expires, are there any other routes to remain in the UK while I look for a job?
• Hi I have been sponsored tier 2 visa in the UK to work as a nurse and I have a boyfriend (we are in long distance relationship since 7 years) we want to get settled in the UK and I want to get him to the UK as my dependent. Is it possible to bring him here as my dependent even if we are not married or we haven’t lived together for 2 years in the same house? Thanks.
• I am a Masters student who completed an Undergraduate degree in the UK. I have been in the UK for the past 9-10 years on student visas. My visa extension for the new masters was applied before my old undergraduate visa expired and I applied from within the UK (tier 4 general). The extension is still being processed due to delays. I got offered a tier 2 sponsored job and would like to start as soon as possible. Can I withdraw from my Master’s and proceed to change to a tier 2 visa (i.e. wait until extension is sorted then apply to switch, or apply to switch before the decision making process)? If not, what other options exist (i.e. taking up this tier 2 job and switching masters into part time?
• Hi, Currently, I have received an offer from a company in UK and they will sponsorship me to obtain T2 visa starting from December.As the situation of second wave of Covid, it would be hard to get an air-ticket to fly back and switch my visa within the UK, and I would like to hear suggestions from your team about getting back to the UK.I understand that there might be a risk that holding T4 visa to re-enter UK after graduation could be refused. I don’t know if I carry relevant evidence of my offer and switching documentations would help me to enter the UK? I would really appreciate the advice from your team, and look forward to your reply!
• My sister (who is a UK citizen) and I (work on tier 2 -general visa) would like to know if we can bring our parents (dad-75 and mum-66) on adult dependent relative ILR route. My dad has parkinson's and is unable to perform daily tasks by himself and needs personal care. He has trouble recognising people and managing with strangers (carers) due to his symptoms. Mum is unable to manage him herself given her age. If not ILR route, is there any other options?
• Hello,I’m an American citizen settled in the UK for 20 Years, I have indefinite leave to remain which is on my old passport. I have been and still am currently working with a big employer for 19 years. I have recently applied for another part time job but the new employer approved my application but now saying that my right to work paperwork is not ok and have stopped my application from going further. I have not applied for BRP since have not needed it, but my right to work still remains. Should they have verified some further documents before stopping my application? I’m so confused as I meet all other criteria they have? Please help clear the confusion.

TUPE Questions

• Employer, family owned UK business >30 staff acquired by overseas company.1st notification staff meeting after takeover. no prior consultation.Now told to be relocated 32 miles away few months time. Have disability under Equality act. since takeover no HR consideration.To work at new location >2hrs travel each way on public transport & adverse impact on impairment. I consider impractical. Joined family run business over 12 years ago. Contract carried over unchanged. No clause for re-location. Am concerned takeover may breach TUPE & my treatment Equality act. Would like to know how to establish if takeover in accordance with TUPE & if not, what means for redress.Also rights, considering disability, re relocation. "1-1" meetings due in few weeks & fear job loss. mental health suffering.
• I received a letter from my employer telling me the outcome of my disciplinary hearing ,Dismissed with immediate effect.No notice period given I was Tupe over on 1/9/16 having previously worked for the other company 12 years,I have been advised by acas that I should be given notice and paid in full at least 2-3 months pay in advance if they do not want myself to stay! Is that correct I am putting in an appeal against the decision aswell
• Hello OTS Employment law team. I am looking at ending an employees fixed term contract early. I wonder if i can do that and how can i do this without breaching the contract or being liable? The employee has been ill for some time, and I have relied heavily on them to carry out the tasks we needed done in the fixed term. Unfortunately the contract didnt have any terms about inseminating the contract early for sickness. Coudl you please provide some assistance and legal advice on this employment contract matter?

Unlawful Deduction From Wages and Under Payment Questions

• I have someone withholding work they created for my business, on an agreed unpaid work trial, now demanding payment for the work.
• Hi there! I am a foreign employee who worked for a company which is called TLC car care, bassicaly i worked there for 7 days and then got laid off by them without signing any contract, my question is the following is there anything that i can do in this situation? i was supposed to get paid by now ,yet i haven't seen willingness to pay from their part. thank you very much for your answer in advance
• I've have worked on the Construction Industry and received under Umbrella Payroll. I had some deductions from my wages that I believe is not lawful, like Employer's NIC, Holiday and a few others. Please could you get back to me if there is any change of a claim to receive some of these deductions back?
• I've experienced what I believe to be unlawful deductions from my wages, as well as my other colleagues having experienced this as well. I also believe the reasoning behind the deductions breaches the terms of the contract. I have contacted acas and the advice I was given was simply that I can get advice from a solicitor who will know more of the legality behind a potential case. If you would be willing to contact me back, I would be more than willing to go into my situation more and explore whether going down the route of a tribunal or going to count court. There is also the matter of my employers not meeting many health and safety requirements within the workplace, and not providing minimum requirements for the employees. I look forward to hopefully receiving a phone call back.

Visitor Visas Questions

• HI, My dad visitor visa refused in 2009 due to not enough funds and frequently visit very year in UK. He never appeal against that refusal. can he apply a new visitor visa again? if yes, can he share the bank balance with my mum, as my dad doesn't have any bank account now. he has lost his refusal letter so what shall we mention in the new application form? thanks in advance.
• I am from india. I have come to uk twice for visit. I have fell in love with uk citizen and we have been in long distance relatioship from past 3 years. Because of religion and culture difference, my family dont want to accept our relationship and they are forcing me to get married as soon as possible. they have threatened me that they would lock me in if i dont listen to them. I'm not ready to be in arranged marriage, its making me afraid. I would like seek asylum in uk, as it is not safe for me to live in this country. Need help regarding this. what should i do and how should i proceed with this.
• Hi, I am writing regarding my friend's visa application. She is preparing to come to London to visit me for a week. I am a resident in the UK on a spousal visa. I am a bit unsure about her application due to the fact that she is from Belarus, however she works in Moscow. In the address section should she show her Belarus address or address in Moscow? In addition, I would like to kindly make an appointment to check application with you. Best, Javid
• I would like to apply for a visitor visa for my turkish partner. I meet the requirements to be a sponsor but he is currently out of work in turkey and therefore his funds are low and he is not up to date on his sgk insurance payments. Would this affect the likelihood of our application being accepted? Equally if he was to find employment shortly, would this strengthen the case and would still not having six months of insurance still be a problem?
• What proof of relationship do you need to provide if applying for a standard uk visitor visa where you are acting as a sponsor?
• Hi, I’m a British citizen living in the UK since March with my two young children. I have been trying to get my Peruvian husband over on a spouse visa but I am waiting on property to sell in order to meet the financial requirement. The whole process is taking a lot longer than we had envisioned. It’s been a long time for the children to be without their dad and I want to get him over, at least for a visit. Do you think HO would grant him a 6 month visit visa to see me and the kids? We have funds, he has a job in Peru, we have property in Peru and the rest of his family are there. Also, he has been over here twice before on a visit visa without any problems. If we bought a return flight ticket . Do you think that is enough to prove that he won’t overstay his visa?
• I am from India. I am 43. I am an international business consultant. I have been in the UK under HSMP during 2006 to 2013. However due to overstay, I was removed/deported by the UKBA I'm May 2013.I came back to India and kept continuing my previous business of international trading. I work as a consultant for the exporters and importers. Since 2014 to 2017 I have been in Schengen countries several times and have never broken the immigration laws. However, recently in 2018 I applied for Schengen visa from German embassy to attend a trade fair and I was given fake documents ( hotel booking and air tickets) by the visa agent. As a result of which, German Embassy rejected my visas.Now the reality is, I want to apply for the UK visitor visa.
• I know someone on visit visa and has fear to return back to his country because his house burned down to take over his property and they filed false criminal case aganist him. My questuin is that can he claim humanitarian protection under actical 3. I wil be really glad if you provide me some information
• Hello sir/madam, I am an Indian national Travelling to UK on 10th june with the group of more than 70 people. I have a valid UK tourist visa (till December 2019) on my old passport but it got damaged recently so i have been issued a new passport. Can I travel to UK with the same visa along with new passport and old passport ? Please please please help. Thank you.
• Dear ,i apply Tourist visa for UK before 1 year in Saudi Arabia but get refuse due to Employment letter because letter issuing date was 7 month old but attested from chamber of commerce. they said employment letter not original and give refusal letter with 10 year ban.kindly tell me how can remove this ban even my company can issue new letter and can give clarification its not fake and all Documents attached are good and genuine.i already visit UK before also Europe and US, Canada. ThanksAhmed